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Vacation health care means taking care of your health and medical needs while you travel on a vacation or holidays. This article provides you tips you can use before and while traveling.
Travel health tips
BEFORE LEAVING
Planning ahead of time can make your travels smoother and help you avoid problems.
IMPORTANT ITEMS TO PACK
Important items to bring with you include:
ON THE ROAD
Know what steps you need to take to prevent different diseases and infections. This includes:
Know how to prevent and treat traveler's diarrhea if you are visiting an area where it is a common problem (such as Mexico).
Other tips include:
When traveling with children:
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Immunizations are critically important for several reasons. They slow down the rapid spread of disease through communities; they reduce the costly impact or…