Friday, December 26, 2008

Dangers for Tourist Health

Tourists should remember the safety measures to not harm their health.

The most dangerous countries for tourists on infectious diseases it is the Central Africa, Myanma and Vietnam — there is great risk to catch a cholera. Three of Russian travellers had a rest on the river Ganges, have neglected safety requirements and have brought this illness.

Besides many countries threats to tourists with a yellow fever. Especially the republic Peru. One of known illnesses - a tropical malaria, but it is easy to be protected from it. 

The exotic countries are dangerous not only infectious diseases and stings of parasites. In many cases tourists appear victims of local kitchen which cannot naturally master an average stomach. So, one of most popular "souvenirs" that is brought by tourists from China is Kwangchow round worms. In China these parasites are widely widespread in an environment, and unprepared tourists catch them when eat crude food that is usual for local people.

After the International medicosanitary rules was accepted in the past year that operate in popular tourist places worldwide, the risk of desease has considerably decreased, as tourist agencies began to receive the exact information about epidemiological situation on resorts where their clients are going to.

The new climate and new kitchen can play with tourists a malicious joke. So, Antalia in Turkey historically is considered a great center of a cholera, and anybody — even local resort experts — can't guarantee, that there will not be a new flash of this disease on a turkish resort. 

2 comments:

  1. "victim of a local kitchen", that's quite hard to avoid. Think the best way is to be aware of one's own body condition, and try avoiding too exotic foods.

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  2. Its really terrifying to know about the "victim of a local kitchen"!! Thanks for the information. Travel to a new location could be made safety with the travel safety tips given by certain websites.

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