CDC Travel Information

The CDC is a government controlled organization known as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is based in Atlanta and the major function of this organization is to diagnose and investigate causes of new diseases and also tries to control them from turning into an epidemic. It regularly publishes a journal called the CDC Health Information for International Travel. This journal basically guides travelers into taking certain precautions before he or she leaves for their excursion. The CDC travel book explains the most common diseases and information on how to prevent it.

This travel book has various features, some of which are listed below. Some of the essential points are:

It features content ranging from safety guidelines to specific treatments for diseases which are useful to both, doctors and the patients
It provides references in each chapter, so that the reader can cross-check the facts given in the book
The book also covers treatments for patients with specific needs while traveling, such as patients preparing for long-term travel, travelers with chronic medical conditions, young children, humanitarian aid workers and so on.
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CDC travel guidelines are an off-shoot of the guidelines put together by CDC. These pointers are generally meant for tourists who are traveling to the developing countries like Thailand, Africa, India and so on. There is a section in the CDC Health Information for International Trvel 2010, also known as, “The Yellow Book” pertaining to information.

CDC health information guidelines include tips on how to plan for healthy travel. Some of the points are:

Travelers should gather information regarding the place they are visiting. Make a note of the precautions that can be taken, if any mentioned.
The CDC is a great platform of information. It covers a number of diseases, countries, vccinations to the diseases and the location where they are administered and so on
It is important to see a health-care worker and get the latest guidelines on the diseases and ways to avoid them and vaccinate themselves accordingly. The destination does not matter; be it a developed nation or a developing one.

CDC travel also includes travel health kits which is an important component of a person’s health-kit. Medications are very crucial but so are the points that are listed below:
Original containers: Medicines need to be carried in their original containers. Though many travelers do pack in their medicines in air-tight containers, officials do check the containers and the medicine.

Physician notes: For substances and injectable medication, travelers need to carry a note from the physician attesting to the same

Prescription: Travelers must carry the prescriptions of all their medicines, including the generic names

These are some of the basic precautions and tips, one is recommended to follow to have a disease or an injury free trip. It does seem like a lot of work, but the attention to detail mindset, will help the traveler in the end.