Judy

What is the best site to find out what immunzations I will need for India and Nepal? <BR>Thanks

Erika

Hi, <BR> <BR>I'm not sure if this is the best site, but it's a start.. try: <BR> <BR>www.travelclinic.to <BR>or www.travelclin.com <BR> <BR>they are good link sites listed which should provide you with some useful information. <BR> <BR> <BR>

Meg

I just had all my immunizations for Nepal a few months ago. You can find what you need at the Centers for Disease Control website. If you have a med center in your city with a tropical disease clinic, they are the people you need to see. I had hepatitis A (return for second part in January), polio, tetanus/diptheria, typhoid, and measles/rubella. I was also given written prescriptions for antibiotics, immodium, and malaria pills. Hope this helps.

Christie King

Nepal doesn't require any immunizations for people coming from countries where yellow fever isn't endemic. I went white water rafting in some remote regions where there weren't any hospitals nearby so I chose to get the meds for Japanese encephalitis, meningitis, malaria, typhoid, hep A, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, you name it. The cost came to $900!!! I didn't even get sick once. Nobody else on the raft got vaccinations and they all got sick for at least one day but not any of the illnesses above - drinking bad water I imagine. It's a toss up - You could spend that $900 for another 3 weeks in Nepal if you ask me (in retrospect). But the injections last from 10-15 yrs in some cases so you're set for future travels to places where they DO require them. Hey, there is also a vaccine for the bubonic plague for $20 - crazy huh?

Stephanie

Judy, <BR>I am an RN and do a travel clinic at our local health department. I feel bad for Christie who spent $900! WOW. Shop around for who does your consult and shots. Where I work we are 1/2 the price of a clinic that does it in a near by town. <BR>Immunizations are the way to go. I have personally seen travelers come home with Malaria and typhoid fever. NOt a pretty picture. Many diseases are still endemic in other parts of the world, although we do not see them here in the US due to great strides in immunization efforts through the years. The diseases that Christie mentioned are very active in India. To those of us in the travel health biz, INdia is known as the great petre dish. Polio can kill and cripple, measles can kill (even adults), hepatitis A will knock you down for at least a month, and malaria can kill or become reoccurant. Not only can these diseases make you sick you could die. The purpose of travel shots are not only to keep you healthy, but others you are around when you get home. Certain diseases may not "show-up" until you are home. By then it is too late because you could have exposed a lot of people. <BR>So, please do not leave with out a good consult and learn about the needed shots and make a imformed decision. SAfe travels!

topper

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