i've always wanted to travel to Africa but is it safe for my health?
Would you recommend it?
You know there are a lot of diseases like Ebola, Malaria, HIV...etc.
2007-02-10 15:22:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
The US CDC lists disease risks and recommends which vaccines to get before traveling to a different country at the link below. Travel always involves a higher risk of getting a disease than staying at home, but if you know what diseases are present at your destination, and take precautions to avoid those diseases, then there isn't a great risk.
My family has traveled all over the world, and been in some pretty unhealthy places. My sister once got intestinal parasites in India, which took a few months to get rid of, and my wife ended up with some unknown type of fever from an insect bite that flattened her for a few weeks, but it cleared up with antibiotics. All in all, these things were inconvenient, but no lasting effects.
2007-02-10 16:11:27 · answer #1 · answered by formerly_bob 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on where in Africa. There are many places where water is safe, and medical services great, e.g. Namibia, Botswana. If you want to go elsewhere, have hepatitis A and B vaccination, take malaria prophylactic (if you plan to go to malaria area), and drink only bottled watter and you should be fine.
2007-02-10 15:36:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are a number of illnesses in this usa to yet,with the main suitable medicine prevention is 9/10 achieveable so based which area of Africa you have been questioning of going see your wellbeing care expert & get what you like,have an excellent time .
2016-12-17 07:11:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋