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Healthy Travel Tips & Information
Video Tips
Click here for Dr Deb's video travel health tips.
Written Reports
Some of the following special interest reports are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. To view these reports you will need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader which is available for free download from the Adobe web site.
Reserved Reports Area
Our Reserved Reports Area contains special reports available only to patients of Dr Deb - The Travel Doctor. These are reports that may be referred to you by one of the doctors during your visit. If you did not receive a password during your consultation or it has got lost, send an email with your name and date of birth to clinic@thetraveldoctor.com.au and the admin staff will forward access details to you.
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Vaccine Preventable Diseases
- Swine Influenza H1N1
- Japanese Encephalitis:
Here are links to more general information about the disease Japanese Encephalitis:
- Meningitis: The very word Meningitis strikes fear into our hearts. The media loves the disease because it is so dramatic, but it is really very rare - an individual is many times more likely to die in a car accident than die of meningitis.
- Hepatitis: Hepatitis is an infection of the liver that is mainly transmitted by exposure to the Hepatitis virus, but may also occur as part of another illness such as Glandular Fever, or as a side effect from a drug.
- Q Fever: Do your staff come in contact with cattle, sheep or native animals? Do they visit abattoirs? Are they visiting rural areas, particularly in dusty conditions? Are they maintaining transport equipment that travel in these areas? Q Fever could be a significant risk.
- Yellow Fever: Important information about Yellow Fever vaccines and vaccinations, Yellow Fever distibution, and vaccine side effects.
- Influenza: Will the southern hemisphere flu vaccine protect you if you travel to the northern hemisphere?
Tick Borne Encephalitis: Tick Borne Encephalitis is a serious disease carried by tick bites in Europe. 1-10% of ticks in affected areas may harbour the virus, and whilst many sufferers have no effect, the disease can cause brain damage and death.
Travelling With Particular Medical Issues
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease: IBD affects people differently but many of the challenges of travelling
with IBD will be the same whether travelling within Australia or Overseas. As with much of life, forward planning is essential. (PDF 12Kb)
- Asthma: Whether interstate of overseas, travel should not present any problems for someone with
asthma, provided all the necessary pre-travel precautions are taken. (PDF 10Kb)
- Pregnancy: Special considerations for pregnant travellers.
Hazards Of Travel
Country Specific Reports
- Travelling In Australia: A primer for international visitors planning on coming to Australia. (PDF 20Kb)
- Peru - The Inca Trail: Hiking the Inca Trail is one of the most popular activities of many travellers to Peru. The trek usually takes 3 - 4 days, and considerable amounts of equipment such as tents, gear and provisions have to be carried along. To allow you to enjoy your trip, porters will be employed to carry the loads. (PDF 108Kb)
- Peru - Altitude Sickness: I recently visited Peru. Great place. Great people. And a great place to observe the effects of altitude sickness first hand. (PDF 16Kb)
- What Vaccines do I need for Thailand?: Thailand is a great travel destination, but it pays to take a few sensible precautions to ensure your trip is trouble free, and also to ensure you don't bring home a vile disease to your loved ones.
- Also check out our links section for clinics in various countries who usually have detailed reports on the medical issues in 'their country'
General Information
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