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Diseases & risks

Travel-relevant infectious diseases with physician-reviewed prevention guidance.

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Malaria
Mosquito-borne parasite

Life-threatening parasitic infection. Prevention combines mosquito avoidance with chemoprophylaxis.

πŸ’Š Prophylaxis🦟 Mosquito avoidance
Dengue Fever
Mosquito-borne virus

Transmitted by daytime-biting Aedes mosquitoes. Prevention is primarily behavioral.

πŸ’‰ Vaccine🦟 Mosquito avoidance
Chikungunya
Mosquito-borne virus

Causes severe joint pain that can persist for months. Same Aedes vector as dengue.

πŸ’‰ Vaccine🦟 Mosquito avoidance
Yellow Fever
Vaccine-preventable

Single-dose vaccine provides lifelong protection. Required for entry to many countries.

πŸ’‰ Vaccine🦟 Mosquito avoidance
Typhoid
Food & waterborne

Spread through contaminated food and water. Vaccine available.

πŸ’‰ Vaccine🍽️ Food & water hygiene
Hepatitis A
Vaccine-preventable

Highly effective 2-dose vaccine. Spread through contaminated food, water, and close contact.

πŸ’‰ Vaccine🍽️ Food & water hygiene
Rabies
Animal exposure

Nearly always fatal once symptomatic. Pre-exposure vaccine simplifies post-bite management.

πŸ’‰ Vaccine🐾 Animal avoidance
Cholera
Food & waterborne

Acute watery diarrhea that can kill within hours. Oral vaccine available for high-risk areas.

πŸ’‰ Vaccine🍽️ Food & water hygiene
Japanese Encephalitis
Mosquito-borne virus

Vaccine recommended for extended rural stays in Asia.

πŸ’‰ Vaccine🦟 Mosquito avoidance