Some people suffer from food intolerances which means their body has a reaction to certain food ingredients and finds them difficult to digest. This can result in unpleasant reactions ranging from uncomfortable to painful and sometimes, on rare occasions, these reactions can be life-threatening.
You should consider having the rabies vaccine if you are travelling to parts of the world where rabies is endemic and you plan to stay for a few weeks or when there is limited access to medical facilities due to the remoteness of the location.
Chickenpox is a disease most commonly associated with childhood and in the past there never used to be a vaccine for it. In the 1960s and 70s, parents would hold chickenpox parties if one child in the neighbourhood contracted the disease so that it would spread amongst the children and they would get it over with.
Japanese Encephalitis is a disease spread by mosquito bites and is characterised by some very unpleasant symptoms which can progress later into swelling around the brain followed by coma.
Hepatitis is the name used to describe inflammation of the liver and can have several different causes and manifestations. Hepatitis is mostly caused by either a virus or as the result of excessive alcohol intake.
The Chickenpox vaccine protects against the Varicella Zoster virus that causes the illness known as chickenpox. The Chickenpox Vaccine is not routinely offered as part of the standard childhood vaccination schedule unless someone is in close contact within their family group to a person who is particularly vulnerable to chickenpox and its complications.
Yellow Fever is spread by biting mosquitoes and is a very unpleasant illness that is endemic in Central and South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean and parts of Africa. The good news is that prevention of Yellow Fever is perfectly possible with the Yellow Fever vaccine.
Meningitis is the one word which can strike fear into the heart of any parent- it is a very serious illness and can result in life-changing complications even with prompt treatment.
Yellow Fever is a nasty and serious infection spread by mosquitoes in certain parts of the world and if you are visiting any of these areas, it is recommended that you have a vaccination before you travel.
Chickenpox used to be rife amongst small children, parents even used to have chickenpox parties to spread the illness quickly amongst groups of children so they would all have it at the same time and get it over with.
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