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| The French are a greater
number to travel abroad. On 60 millions there are
17 millions to travel abroad of which 3 millions
go in countries said to be risky. Transport facilities
have certainly reduced kilometers from these distant
destinations that we daydream of, but they have
not taken away the difficulties that are closely
linked to them: malaria, traveler's diarrhea or
simply hot flushes... All these deaseases that can
ruin our vacacions can be avoided by preparing yourself
a little while before traveling. |
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| How
To Avoid Insect Bites : |
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Even
if only female anopheles can transmit malaria, many
other deseases can be transmitted by insect bites.
Furthermore, these bites irritate your skin. Scratching
it causes little wounds that can infect in damp
and warm climates. The better is to avoid to be
bitten! At the hours of the day when the risk is
high:
- wear large but long clothes with socks.
- Apply repellent lotion on exposed areas of your
body.
- If possible, sleep in air-contitionned rooms (air-condition
do not kill mosquitoes, but lessen their aggressivity)
or with a net impregnated with insect repellent
spray.
- Wave or ultrasonic devices have proved to be ineffective
in tropical areas.
- Always check your shoes and sleeping bag before
sleeping. Checking will save you from the undesirable
company of scorpions or spiders. |
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| What
products to use ? |
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Insects repellent : |
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Insects repellent are applied on skin and form a
protective screen against insect bites. Their effects
are reduced when the temperature is high. It's therefore
important to reapply the lotion above a 30°C
temperature. Choosing an insect repellent lotion
will depend on the duration and on the risks of
insect bites. |
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- Apply as sun goes down.
- Apply on all the non-protected body areas.
- For children, anti-repellent will be less dosed
and alcohol-free.
- Give a shower to your children before sleeping
to avoid a all night contact with the product.
- At night, use an impregnated mosquito net or a
diffuser to protect your children. |
| DONTS |
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All the insect-repellent are toxic, do not swallow
them.
- Do not use on mucous membrane.
- Never apply on wounds.
- Avoid eyes, mouth and ears contact.
- Do not use on pregnant women ( citronella essence
can be used).
- Product exist in different forms spray, gel ,
creams, Cinq sur Cinq lotion,
Insect Ecran gel. |
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Electrical diffusers for insecticid tablets : |
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Efficiency: 8 to 10 hours. The insecticid can be
liquid or in tablets. Some diffusers (Cinq sur Cinq)
accept both forms. We advice you to take and adaptator
for countries with an american plug (Asia, Anglophone
Africa). |
| Recommended
Product: Cinq
sur Cinq Diffuser… |
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3)
Insect repellent nets :
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aim of the soaking process is to kill insects as
soon as they touch the net. |
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Recommended Product:
Cinq
sur Cinq Mosquitos Net
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| How
To Avoid Traveler's Diarrhea : |
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| One
tourist out of three suffers from the tourist's
diarrhea during the first days of his arrival. This
pathology that can cause the person to stay in bed
(and therefore ruin his holidays) is never caused
by the eating regime, but by an infectious (bacterea,
virus) or parasitic origin due to a lack of hygiene.
Countries where the greatest number of cases are
listed are based in South-America, Africa, South-East
Asia (except Singapore, Hong-Kong and Taiwan). |
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hygiene rules are the basis of prevention : |
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Golden Rule: "Boil them , Cook them , Peel
them or... Throw them away!" |
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Wash your hands after each meal.
- Drink hot beverages.
- Skin or peel fruits just before eating them.
- Food should be cooked and served hot.
- Cover the dishes to avoid flies.
- Check your drinks: bottles should be well-sealed
and of a known brand. |
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| DONTS
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Drink untreated tab water.
- Be careful with ice cube they can be made with
contaminated water!
- Brush your teeth with non-drinking water.
- Swallow the water you use to brush your teeth.
- Eat non-washed fruits and vegetables which have
been washed with untreated water. |
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All these measures will prevent you from other infections
such as yellow fever, hepatitis A... |
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treatment: |
Start with rehydration ( salted vegetable stocks,
rice water, diluted sweet beverages...) and avoid
milk and millk-based products.
- Since children are very sensitive to dehydration,
prefer rehydration sachets.
- Avoid for several days eating fruits and products
rich with fibers.
- A medecine reducing intestinal transit time or
with a anti-diarrhea effect can be used.
- In case of fever or blood in the stools, you should
urgently consult a doctor. |
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to prepare water ? |
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- The color or taste
cannot determine if the water is drinkable. Clearness
and freshness of the water is not a purity criterion.
- In "risky" trip you must always filter
water on three thicknesses of coffee-filter to
eliminate any residues, and operate a micro-flitration
with ceramic filtration.
- To prepare water during a hotel stay, you can
use AQUATABS®
tablets.
- The safer solution being to only drink capped
mineral water.
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| Whatever
your destination, you should always verify if you
are well vaccined. |
| It is safe to be up-to-date
on the current recommended vaccines: diphteria,
tetanus, poliomyelitis (every 10 years for an adult).
The other vaccines depend on the country and on
the context : trip and conditions, age… |
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| Diphteria
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| Diphteria is spread
from person to person and mainly by air contamination.
Diphteria is still widespread in Developping Countries
and in Eastern Europe. In France, the generalization
of vaccination effectively protects children. Immunity
to diphtheria wanes with time. It is a 3 doses vaccine
given at one-month interval, a booster is given
one year later. Booster injections are required
every 10 years. |
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| Tetanus
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Tetanus is caused
by a very resistant bacteria found in soil and present
everywhere in the world.
Contamination can occurs even with a very small
wound: sliver of wood, rose thorn, nail, animal
bites…The traveler is not the only one to be
concerned! Prevention is based on the vaccination
of the whole population especially travelers and
elder people. For children 3 doses are given at
four-months interval, and a booster every 10 years.
For the adult, 2 injections given at one-month interval,
and a booster one year later. Requires a booster
injection every 10 years. |
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| Poliomyelitis
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| It is a universal
disease on the way to be eradicated. Transmission
occurs when drinking polluted water or eating contaminated
food. It may be spread directly via an oral-oral
route. Vaccination is made on the newborn by two
months of age. For children 3 doses given at one-month
intervals, and a booster every one year later. For
the adult, 2 injections with a one- month interval,
and a booster one year later. Requires a booster
every 10 years. |
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| Yellow
Fever : |
| Yellow Fever is rampant
in intertropical Africa and in South-America even
in Guyana. Vaccination is not obligatory only in
some countries but is highly recommended for all
travelers by the age of six, who travel in these
areas whatever their trip duration. Vaccine 10 days
before departure. One dose and a booster every 10
years. Yellow Fever is transmitted by a mosquito
bite. It is recommended to protect from insect bites
: protecting clothing, mosquitos netting, insect
repellent products. |
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| Typhoid
Fever : |
| Typhoid Fever rages
in countries where hygiene is precarious, particularly
in the Maghreb (North Africa), in the sub-indian
continent. Contamination occurs when when drinking
polluted water or contaminated food. Prevention
is based on hygiene measures. Vaccination is recommended
for travelers of more then 5 years of age going
in these countries. One dose and a booster dose
every 3 years if risk exposure persists. Vaccinate
3 weeks before departure. |
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| Hepatitis
A : |
The concerned zones
are the same as Thypoid Fever but with 10 times
more risks.
Contamination occurs when when drinking polluted
water or contaminated food. Prevention is based
on hygiene measures.Vaccination is recommended by
one year of age in case of long or repeated stays
in Developping Countries. In France, for the adult
by 50 years an antibody research can be done to
avoid an uneccessary vaccination. Vaccinate 2 weeks
before departure. Booster 6 to 12 months later than
every 10 years. |
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| Hepatitis
B : |
| Hepatitis B is a Sexual
Transmitable Disease (STD). In case of traveling
in tropical countries it is mainly caused by non-protected
sexual intercourse. It can also be transmitted during
an unsafe medical or surgical operation with unsafe
material ( don't forget to take one or 2 serynges
in your pharmacy set). Vaccination can be done on
the newborn by two months of age. 2 doses in a 30
days interval, a booster 6 months later. The last
injection must be done one to two months before
departure. |
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| Meningococcus
A and C : |
| The infection holds
sway in Developping Cgfffffffountries. Newborns
are protected in the first months of their birth
by their mothers antibody. Vaccination can be done
on the newborn by 18 months of age ( 3 to 6 months
in case of an epidemy). It is recommended for any
stay in endemic zone particularly in dry season.
Vaccination is obligatory for pilgrims going to
Mecca. A dose 10 days before departure and a booster
every 3 years. |
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| Rabies
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| Rabies is an animal
desease that is transmitted to man by saliva (bites).
Beware of stray dogs! It is present in all continents
except in Oceania. The most exposed persons are
children, globetrotters and trekking adepts. Vaccination
is done in 3 injections: At day 1, Day 7 and Day
28. First boosters one year later then every 5 years.
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