Saturday, November 21, 2009

Shots and Medical Precautions

Vaccinations:
Hepatitis A:
Recommended for all travelers
Typhoid:
Recommended for all travelers
Yellow fever:
Required for travelers arriving from a yellow-fever-infected area in Africa or the Americas
Hepatitis B:
Recommended for all travelers
Rabies:
For travelers spending a lot of time outdoors, or at high risk for animal bites, or involved in any activities that might bring them into direct contact with bats
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR):
Two doses recommended for all travelers born after 1956, if not previously given
Tetanus-diphtheria:
Revaccination recommended every 10 years

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