International travel has resumed normally after 3 years of COVID-19. People travel for various reasons, including family visits, corporate events, business meetings, etc. Many countries offer visas if you fulfill their conditions of travel health. The United States also provides travel health guidelines and recommends that travel safely and where to practice caution.
Let’s take a more detailed look and understand the importance of travel health.
Importance of Travel Health
Traveling healthy is important, e.g. people with heart conditions involving artificial pacemakers to keep their heartbeat regular or stunts in their heart are recommended not to travel by air. Pregnant women are advised to avoid traveling as well to not risk their and the baby’s health.
The CDC issues multiple health warnings for people looking to travel. Here are some of them:
Level 1 Health Warning: Practice Caution
- Salmonella in Mexico
Some travelers who have spent time in Mexico contracted salmonella, which is why the CDC recommends eating perfectly cooked food if you’re traveling to Mexico.
- Dengue in Africa, Asia, and the Americas
The CDC has noted the spread of dengue in several Asian, African, and South American countries and advises people planning to travel to these areas to fully cover their bodies and use insect repellents to prevent mosquito bites.
Level 2: Enhanced Precaution
- Ebola Outbreak in Uganda
Uganda’s health ministry has declared an ebola outbreak in Uganda, which is why the CDC recommends not traveling to the country unless necessary.
- PolioWorldwide
Many countries in the world still have poliovirus circulating. The CDC recommends travelers receive polio vaccines and booster shots before they travel anywhere.
- Yellow Fever in African Countries
The yellow fever outbreak has been reported in multiple African countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana. The CDC recommends not traveling to these locations unless necessary and practicing extreme caution, wearing masks, and sanitizing your hands thoroughly.
Level 3: Avoid Travel
- Breakdown of Health Infrastructure in Venezuela
The CDC recommends people not travel to Venezuela because the country’s health infrastructure has broken down, which has caused the spread of infectious diseases as there aren’t available treatment facilities.
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