| Recommended Vaccines and medication by Country
*note: in addition to vaccines, several medications are
recommedded for travel, during your consultation
specific information regarding dosage, side effects
and other concerns will be discussed. This site is
updated as needed when the frequency of a disease
in a location change.
Medication for diarrhea: examples are,
ciprofloxican
Zithromax
Bactrim
Medication for altitude sickness if traveling to high
altitude for skiing, hiking, or sightseeing etc
Diamox
Medication for the prevention of insect bites
Deet , products containing deet are very
effective however dont go above 30%
if using on children
Medications to prevent skin cancer:
Sunscreen: sunscreen with a SPF factor of
15 or greater when outdoors . use on exposed
skin, everyone should use sunscreen to help
prevent skin cancer regardless of skin
complection.
Medication to prevent malaria: examples are,
Chlorquine
doxycycline
Mefloquine
Malarone
Note * Rabies vaccine is indicated when traveling if
there is a chance you will have contact with
wild animals.
RECOMMENDATIONS BY COUNTRY
Afghanistan : Typhoid, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria
polio, Hepatitis B
Behamas: Typhoid, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria,
polio,
Bangladesh: Hepatitis B, Hepatitis A, Typhoid Fever,
Tetanus/diphtheria, Japanese encephlitis
Belize: Tetanus/Diphtheria, Hepatitis B,Typhoid
fever, Hepatitis A, Rabies
Benin: Yellow fever, Tetanus/Diphtheria,
Hepatitis B, Typhoid fever,Hepatitis A
Meningococcal, Rabies
Brazil: Yellow Fever,Tetanus/Diphtheria, Hepatitis
B, Typhoid fever, Hepatitis A, Rabies, Polio
Cameroon Yellow Fever, Tetanus/Diphtheria, Hepatitis A,
Typhoid fever, Polio, Meningococcal Dec thru
June
China Typhoid Fever, Tetanus/Diphtheria, Polio
Hepatitis A
Costa Rica Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/ Diphtheria
Polio
Dominican
Republic Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/ Diphtheria,
Polio
Egypt Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/ Diphtheria,
Polio
El Salvador Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus /Diphtheria,
Polio
England Tetanus/ Diphtheria, Hepatitis A
Eritrea Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria
Polio, Meningococcal Dec thru June
Ethopia Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria
Yellow Fever, Meningococcal
France Hepatitis A, Tetanus /Diphtheria
Guyana Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Yellow Fever, Polio,
Tetanus/Diphtheria
Haiti Typhoid Fever, Tetanus/Diphtheria, Hepatitis A
Polio
India Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus Diphtheria,
Polio, Meningococcal if going to Delhi or Nepal
Indonesia Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria,
Polio
Iraq Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria
Polio
Italy Hepatitis A, Tetanus/ Diphtheria, Polio
Ivory Coast Typhoid Fever, Tetanus/Diphtheria, Polio
Yellow Fever, Hepatitis A, Meningococcal
Dec Thru June
Jamaica Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria, Polio,
Typhoid Fever
Kenya Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Polio
Tetanus/Diphtheria, Yellow Fever
Meningococcal Dec Thru June
Korea Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A,Tetanus/Diphtheria,
Polio
Liberia Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria
Polio, Yellow Fever, Meningococcal Dec Thru
June
Malaysia Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diptheria
Polio
Mexico Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diptheria
Polio
Napal Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria
Polio, Meningococcal
Nigeria Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria
Yellow Fever, Polio, Meningococcal Dec Thru June
Pakistan Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria,
Polio
Panama Typhoid Fever, Yellow Fever, Tetanus/Diphtheria,
Hepatitis A, Polio
Peru Yellow Fever, Typhoid Fever, Tetanus/Diphtheria
Hepatitis A, Polio
Philippines Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria
Polio
Russia Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria, Polio
Saudi Arabia Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria
Polio, Meningococcal
Senegal Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, tetanus/Diphtheria
Polio, Yellow Fever, Meningococcal Dec Thru
June
Sierra Leone Typhoid Fever, Yellow Fever, Hepatitis A , Polio
Tetanus/Diphtheria, Meningococcal Dec Thru
June
Singapore Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus Diphtheria
Polio
South Africia Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria
Polio
Spain Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria, Polio
Tanzania Tetanus/Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A
Yellow Fever, Polio, Meningococcal Dec thru
June
Thailand Thyphoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria
Polio
Turkey Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria
Polio
Trinadad and
Tabago Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria
Polio
Uganda Typhoid Fever, Tetanus/Diphtheria,Hepatitis A,
Polio, Yellow Fever, Meningococcal Dec thru June
United States
of America Make sure your childhood vaccines are up to date
several cases of malaria ocurred in Northern Virginia
recently .use good insect repellant when outdoors if
misquitos are present, There was a recent death from
Rabies in the US, Hepatitis A and B are both on the
rise , Over 60,000 americans die from the flu each
year, Pneumonia is a big killer in anyone with decreased
mobility especially the elderly; get a pnemonia vaccine.
and when traveling by automobile Please Slow Down.
Ukaraine Tetanus/Diphtheria, Hepatitis A, Polio
Venezuela Yellow Fever, Hepatitis A, Typhoid fever, Polio,
Tetanus/Diphtheria
Viet Nam Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/ Diphtheria
Polio
Virgin Islands Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria
Polio
Zimbabwe Typhoid fever, Hepatitis A, Tetanus /Diphtheria
Polio
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