Don't let illness play spoilsport to your Thailand holiday. These are a few of the common diseases in Thailand, along with the vaccination information for Thailand against these diseases so that you can have a healthy, happy holiday:
Diarrhea and Typhoid:
Precaution measures for diarrhea work for typhoid too. Get typhoid shots, in injectable or oral form before your trip.
Avoid uncooked food and take standard bottled or boiled water.
Booster vaccination is available at most Thailand medical centers.
Hepatitis:
Get hepatitis A vaccination at a reputed medical center.
Take the common precautions against water-borne diseases to prevent Hepatitis E.
Hepatitis B vaccination is available at most medical centers too.
Mosquito-borne Diseases
Get Japanese encephalitis shots before entering Thailand if you've plans to stay long in the countryside.
If you are visiting Thailand during monsoon (May-September), use mosquito repellant at all times.
If you have symptoms that make you suspect dengue, like fever with rashes, muscle pain and head-ache consult a good medical center in Thailand.
If you are traveling to the mountains and have fever within two weeks of your entry, seek medical examination at once to rule out chance of malaria.
Sexually transmitted Diseases and HIV (AIDS)
To ward off the risk of STD like gonorrhea, syphilis or HIV (AIDS), always use condoms during sex.
Avoid casual sex.
Make your stay in Thailand joyful by following these basic health protection tips.
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