Vaccinations to consider when travelling to East Asia either on business or a family holiday:
Cambodia
The following vaccines are available for people visiting Cambodia.
Please check with your GP or contact samedaydoctor for further advice about travel vaccinations.
- Hepatitis A, caused through oral consumption of food or drink, where levels of sanitation and hygiene are low.
- Hepatitis B, spread person to person through blood products such as an infected needle or medical instrument
- Rabies Virus, spread through the saliva of an infected animal, through biting or scraping against an open wound.
- Tetanus, bacterial contamination in open cuts and sores. Bacteria is usually found in soil, manure and dust (although bites and scratches can also cause infection)
- Typhoid, spread through the contamination of water and food, made worse if there is poor access to clean water and a standard rate of hygiene and sanitation.
- Cholera, spread through contaminated food and water during periods of heavy rainfall and flooding.
- Japanese Encephalitis, triggered by a bite from an infected mosquito which breeds in rice paddies. Tends to bite between dusk and dawn.
China
The following vaccines are available for people visiting China.
Please check with your GP or contact samedaydoctor for further advice about travel vaccinations.
- Hepatitis A, caused through oral consumption of food or drink, where levels of sanitation and hygiene are low.
- Hepatitis B, spread person to person through blood products such as an infected needle or medical instrument
- Rabies Virus, spread through the saliva of an infected animal, through biting or scraping against an open wound.
- Tetanus, bacterial contamination in open cuts and sores. Bacteria is usually found in soil, manure and dust (although bites and scratches can also cause infection)
- Tick-borne Encephalitis, Spread through the bite of an infected tick. This is more common in areas of tall grass during warmer months.
- Typhoid, spread through the contamination of water and food, made worse if there is poor access to clean water and a standard rate of hygiene and sanitation.
- Cholera, spread through contaminated food and water during periods of heavy rainfall and flooding.
- Japanese Encephalitis, triggered by a bite from an infected mosquito which breeds in rice paddies. Tends to bite between dusk and dawn.
Indonesia
The following vaccines are available for people visiting Indonesia.
Please check with your GP or contact samedaydoctor for further advice about travel vaccinations.
- Diphtheria, commonly caused through the exchange of respiratory droplets in poorer and densely populated areas
- Hepatitis A, caused through oral consumption of food or drink, where levels of sanitation and hygiene are low.
- Hepatitis B, spread person to person through blood products such as an infected needle or medical instrument
- Rabies Virus, spread through the saliva of an infected animal, through biting or scraping against an open wound.
- Tetanus, bacterial contamination in open cuts and sores. Bacteria is usually found in soil, manure and dust (although bites and scratches can also cause infection)
- Typhoid, spread through the contamination of water and food, made worse if there is poor access to clean water and a standard rate of hygiene and sanitation.
- Cholera, spread through contaminated food and water during periods of heavy rainfall and flooding.
- Japanese Encephalitis, triggered by a bite from an infected mosquito which breeds in rice paddies. Tends to bite between dusk and dawn.
Malaysia
The following vaccines are available for people visiting Malaysia.
Please check with your GP or contact samedaydoctor for further advice about travel vaccinations.
- Diphtheria, commonly caused through the exchange of respiratory droplets in poorer and densely populated areas
- Hepatitis B, spread person to person through blood products such as an infected needle or medical instrument
- Rabies Virus, spread through the saliva of an infected animal, through biting or scraping against an open wound.
- Tetanus, bacterial contamination in open cuts and sores. Bacteria is usually found in soil, manure and dust (although bites and scratches can also cause infection), spread through the contamination of water and food, made worse if there is poor access to clean water and a standard rate of hygiene and sanitation.
- Cholera, spread through contaminated food and water during periods of heavy rainfall and flooding
- Japanese Encephalitis, triggered by a bite from an infected mosquito which breeds in rice paddies. Tends to bite between dusk and dawn.
Philippines
The following vaccines are available for people visiting Philippines.
Please check with your GP or contact samedaydoctor for further advice about travel vaccinations.
- Diphtheria, commonly caused through the exchange of respiratory droplets in poorer and densely populated areas
- Hepatitis A, caused through oral consumption of food or drink, where levels of sanitation and hygiene are low.
- Hepatitis B, spread person to person through blood products such as an infected needle or medical instrument
- Rabies Virus, spread through the saliva of an infected animal, through biting or scraping against an open wound.
- Typhoid, spread through the contamination of water and food, made worse if there is poor access to clean water and a standard rate of hygiene and sanitation.
- Cholera, spread through contaminated food and water during periods of heavy rainfall and flooding.
- Japanese Encephalitis, triggered by a bite from an infected mosquito which breeds in rice paddies. Tends to bite between dusk and dawn.
Thailand
The following vaccines are available for people visiting Thailand.
Please check with your GP or contact samedaydoctor for further advice about travel vaccinations.
- Diphtheria, commonly caused through the exchange of respiratory droplets in poorer and densely populated areas
- Hepatitis B, spread person to person through blood products such as an infected needle or medical instrument
- Rabies Virus, spread through the saliva of an infected animal, through biting or scraping against an open wound.
- Tetanus, bacterial contamination in open cuts and sores. Bacteria is usually found in soil, manure and dust (although bites and scratches can also cause infection)
- Typhoid, spread through the contamination of water and food, made worse if there is poor access to clean water and a standard rate of hygiene and sanitation.
- Cholera, spread through contaminated food and water during periods of heavy rainfall and flooding.
- Japanese Encephalitis, triggered by a bite from an infected mosquito which breeds in rice paddies. Tends to bite between dusk and dawn.
Vietnam
The following vaccines are available for people visiting Vietnam.
Please check with your GP or contact samedaydoctor for further advice about travel vaccinations.
- Diphtheria, commonly caused through the exchange of respiratory droplets in poorer and densely populated areas
- Hepatitis A, caused through oral consumption of food or drink, where levels of sanitation and hygiene are low.
- Hepatitis B, spread person to person through blood products such as an infected needle or medical instrument
- Rabies Virus, spread through the saliva of an infected animal, through biting or scraping against an open wound.
- Tetanus, bacterial contamination in open cuts and sores. Bacteria is usually found in soil, manure and dust (although bites and scratches can also cause infection)
- Typhoid, spread through the contamination of water and food, made worse if there is poor access to clean water and a standard rate of hygiene and sanitation.
- Cholera, spread through contaminated food and water during periods of heavy rainfall and flooding.
- Japanese Encephalitis, triggered by a bite from an infected mosquito which breeds in rice paddies. Tends to bite between dusk and dawn.
Travel vaccines
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