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Ten Travel Diseases: Intro/Index

This post begins the series of TEN Travel Diseases you shouldn’t forget to consider if you’re lucky (and brave) enough to be taking a vacation this year which involves some degree of traveling – especially across some borders. And remember, the more borders you cross, the more of these you should consider.

You may or may not have even heard of them (hence writing these posts) but be assured, they are still alive and well in the world. And many still here in parts of the United States!

Here is the index to the Ten Travel Diseases series:

3 Posts in "Travel Diseases" Series

  • 10 Travel Diseases: Intro/Index – 7 May 2015
    The Intro/Index to the Ten Travel Diseases Curated Posts Series

  • Ebola, MERS, CHIKV, Measles, Polio – 7 May 2015
    You traveling this year on your vacation? There are a few things we ought to keep in mind – medically speaking – in order to avoid experiencing a vacation that just “keeps on giving” long after you’d like it to be over. I'll list 10 of them, this post containing the first five: Ebola, MERS, CHIKV, Measles and Polio.

  • Cholera, Bird Flu, TB, Malaria and Yellow Fever – 11 May 2015
    Here are the second five (of the ten) travel diseases I'm discussing. Things that you might want to take into consideration, especially when you're crossing borders. Cholera, Bird Flu, TB, Malaria and Yellow Fever.