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 Health of Travelers
Health of a traveler can be well defined as the physical condition of the individual during his/her course of travel to a foreign land. The factors that can determine the rick of the traveler’s health are: destination, duration of visit, purpose of visit, standards of accommodation, food hygiene and course of conduct of the traveler. Therefore, vaccination and other preventive measures must be enacted before the traveler boards a plane or train.
The traveler should also carry a medical kit that consists of the following items: antiseptic wound cleanser, bandages, emollient eye drops, insect repellent, nasal decongestant, oral rehydration salts, adhesive tape, simple analgesic, sterile dressing, thermometer, antidiarrhoeal medication, antimalarial medication and medication for any pre-existing medical condition. It is essential for a chronis disease patient to carry sufficient and necessary medication and allied stationary.
For International travelers, it is imperative to be medically insured in order to avoid high medical costs and hospital expenses.
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