Comments on: 10 Nastiest Travel Diseases: What They Are, What They Do and Why You Don’t Want Them

By: TravelDude

TravelDude — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:59:39 +0000

Getting stuck with needles doesn’t sound as bad now does it!!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:05:11 +0000

Thanks Izabel, that’s true. I’ve also been reading Dengue warnings for New Caledonia recently. It definitely pays to check out the current warnings for your destination.

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:27:37 +0000

It is important that you get every vaccine for these diseases before even going anywhere in the globe.

By: Shawndai

Shawndai — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:33:23 +0000

Thank you this was very helpful

By: Izabel

Izabel — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:09:05 +0000

Hi, You forget to mention that Rio de Janeiro now is passing for a Dengue epidemia. And many places in North Brazil:includes Amazonia have problems with: Malaria, Yellow Fever and Dengue.
YF and Dengue is presente in all places.

By: Amanda Kendle

Amanda Kendle — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:31:38 +0000

Interesting point, Lara … although I have to say when I lived in Germany my GP was paranoid about giving me tons of jabs – even just to go camping in Germany, and when I said I was going to Africa … she was jumping on their special intranet site to get all the latest info. So it’s not just an Aussie thing, but yep, we do like getting jabs!

By: laradunston

laradunston — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:15:04 +0000

It’s funny though… I think Aussies are a bit obsessed about getting their jabs. I’m one and I know I was when I lived there. As a young backpacker, I’d go off and spend a couple of hundred bucks getting whatever the doctor ordered. I’ve lived overseas for 10 years and I travel constantly (I’m a travel writer) and I haven’t had a shot of anything in 10 years and I’ve travelled all over the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and not caught a thing. And I just don’t know anyone, ot even frequent travellers who go to dodgy countries, who get shots anymore – there just isn’t the level of awareness around in some countries that there is down under. Interestingly, I caught Malaria around 12 years ago when I was in the Amazon and had taken all the precautions.

By: Lola

Lola — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:25:27 +0000

Great roundup Amanda. Will ’stumble’ it.

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By: Mike Richard

Mike Richard — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:42:38 +0000

Good point. That’s perhaps the worst sickness of all.