To reduce the risk of getting malaria, especially if you live in or are traveling to an area where the disease is prevalent, there are...

If you intend to travel to an area with endemic yellow fever, you should visit a travel clinic and get a prescription for...

Before you travel abroad you can obtain prescription medicines for preventing malaria. Malaria is spread by mosquitoes, mainly in warmer...

Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites, which are transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes....

Travel health clinics were born after primary care offices and state-run clinics decided they did not want to deal with yellow fever and...

The importance of getting enough sleep while traveling cannot be overstated. Not only does sleeping well help you to stay alert and...

According to Muzembo and colleagues (2022)[1], there were a total of 565 cholera outbreaks recorded in India between 2011 and 2020. These...

Yes, the yellow fever vaccine is now considered to convey lifelong immunity. What if the date on my yellow vaccine card says my yellow...

Typhoid fever is treated with antibiotics, but many strains are becoming antibiotic resistant. Antibiotic resistance occurs when people...

New vaccines are in research every year, but what does the data show? Since 1855, some states have required vaccinations for children to...

Ever gotten severely ill from food or water while traveling? It might be typhoid fever—a deadly bacterial illness transmitted via...

Yellow fever, a mosquito-borne flavivirus disease, is the prototypical viral hemorrhagic fever. The effects of yellow fever are similar...

Planning a vacation to South Africa? Kruger National Park is one of the top tourist destinations to see wildlife! Spot some of the most...

If you have been putting off vaccinating your child for whatever reason, consider that the vaccines they need may get a lot more...

Apparently, a man in New York was left partially paralyzed by a case of polio he acquired in New York last year. Analysis of wastewater...