For all travel vaccination
information check out Fit For Travel. The below shows the average prices
for travel vaccinations. From searching online the cheapest place is Boots. But do remember for most
vaccines you have to have two doses and the prices listed are per dose. So for
example Japanese Encephalitis is £90 a dose so £180 in total.
Cholera: spread
through consumption of contaminated water and food. More common during floods
and after natural disasters, in areas with very poor sanitation and lack of
clean drinking water. It would be unusual for travellers to contract cholera if
they take basic precautions with food and water and maintain a good standard of
hygiene.
Diphtheria: spread
person to person through respiratory droplets. Risk is higher if mixing with
locals in poor, overcrowded living conditions.
Hepatitis A: spread
through consuming contaminated food and water or person to person through the
faecal-oral route. Risk is higher where personal hygiene and sanitation are
poor.
Hepatitis B: spread
through infected blood and blood products, contaminated needles and medical
instruments and sexual intercourse. Risk is higher for those at occupational
risk, long stays or frequent travel, children (exposed through cuts and
scratches) and individuals who may need, or request, surgical procedures
abroad.
Japanese Encephalitis: spread
through the bite of an infected mosquito. This mosquito breeds in rice paddies
and mainly bites between dusk and dawn. Risk is higher for long stay travellers
to rural areas, particularly if unable to avoid mosquito bites.
Rabies: spread
through the saliva of an infected animal, usually through a bite, scratch or
lick on broken skin. Particularly dogs and related species, but also bats. Risk
is higher for those going to remote areas (who may not be able to promptly
access appropriate treatment in the event of a bite), long stays, those at
higher risk of contact with animals and bats, and children. Even when
pre-exposure vaccine has been received, urgent medical advice should be sought
after any animal or bat bite.
Tetanus: spread
through contamination of cuts, burns and wounds with tetanus spores. Spores are
found in soil worldwide. A total of 5 doses of tetanus vaccine are recommended
for life in the UK. Boosters are usually recommended in a country or situation
where the correct treatment of an injury may not be readily available.
Typhoid: spread
mainly through consumption of contaminated food and drink. Risk is higher where
access to adequate sanitation and safe water is limited.
Malaria
Malaria is widespread in many tropical and subtropical countries and is
a serious and sometimes fatal disease. You cannot be vaccinated against
malaria, but you can protect yourself against this disease using the A,
B, C, D, E approach to prevention which stands for:
Awareness of risk (Find out if there is a risk of malaria in the country)
Bite Prevention (Wearing loose long-sleeved clothing, Spray
repellent, Sleep with a mosquito net)
Chemoprophylaxis (taking malaria prevention tablets)
Diagnosis and prompt treatment (seek medical attention urgently as the most serious
forms of disease can become life-threatening within 24 hours)
Emergency Standby Treatment for Malaria (If you’re going to an area without
a hospital take standby treatment)
Please be aware the below are for the destinations we travelled to. For example in India its mainly low risk but if you look online on the map certain areas are high risk but the majority are low risk.
To find out specifics - please scroll down and look at the country malaria maps.
Prices for medication can be found on this website.
Doxycycline is the cheapest tablet and can be taken in all countries
MyHep LVIR Tablet is a combination medicine used for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection. This medicine should be used with extreme caution in patients with a known history of hepatitis B infection due to the increased risk of serious adverse reactions. Take this medicine in the dose and duration as prescribed by your doctor.
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