Travel Vaccinations
Vaccinations to consider when travelling to South East Asia either on business or a family holiday
Vaccinations to consider when travelling to South East Asia either on business or a family holiday:
The following vaccines are available for people visiting India.
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 standard rated 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.
The following vaccines are available for people visiting Maldives.
Please check with your GP or contact SameDayDoctor for further advice about travel vaccinations.
Hepatitis B, spread person to person through blood products such as an infected needle or medical instrument
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 standard rated hygiene and sanitation.
The following vaccines are available for people visiting Nepal.
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 standard rated 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.
The following vaccines are available for people visiting Sri Lanka.
Please check with your GP or contact SameDayDoctor for further advice about travel vaccinations.
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 standard rated of and sanitation.
Japanese Encephalitis, triggered by a bite from an infected mosquito which breeds in rice paddies. Tends to bite between dusk and dawn.
SameDayDoctor provides advice and fast access to a vast range of travel vaccines at our private walk in clinic. Appointments are available at short notice, with same day and weekend appointments convenient to you.
Visit either of our walk in travel clinics in London or Manchester:
Canary Wharf Clinic, Central London Clinic, City of London Clinic, or Manchester.
