Pretend you are planning a vacation
to Aruba (or wherever. You pick the
destination). Do you know where to
search for health information? Do you
need any vaccinations to keep you healthy?
You can begin to find this information at the CDC Travel Website, http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/ While planning your
vacation to Aruba, mouse-click on Aruba and find out the health risks and recommended
vaccinations at http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/aruba. This information is available for 239 different
countries/destinations around the world.
Travel notices can be found at http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices. For example,
there’s a travel notice that 35,000+ cases of rubella (German) measles have
occurred in Poland this year (2013). If
you were planning a trip to Poland, you would be wise to talk to your family
doctor about the rubella outbreak before your vacation. Is your rubella vaccination up-to-date to
protect you?
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