Travel Health

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Travelling abroad is becoming an increasingly common activity for people all over the world, and though many people are aware of the potential hazards of travelling in certain areas, they still remain unaware about the health risks involved. Thousands of travellers are affected by travel illnesses like diarrhoea and malaria every year. Before you travel, you should research your destination to be sure that you are as prepared as possible for any health risks that your trip could include.

If you are properly prepared and have the right treatments to hand, you can avoid the distress and anxiety that is caused by being ill in an unfamiliar place. You can find the information and treatments you need at OnlineClinic to ensure that you remain happy and healthy while travelling abroad.

Malaria prevention

Malaria is an extremely serious illness but it is possible to avoid becoming infected if you follow adequate prevention guidelines. You should never assume that you will be lucky enough to avoid contracting malaria, especially when effective preventative treatments are so easily available. In the UK alone, a reported 1,500 people returning from travelling abroad are infected with malaria. This is usually due to their failure to either take the antimalarials properly or to take them at all.

Malaria is spread by the female anopheles mosquito, which bites humans and transfers the malaria parasite on to them. The parasite then spreads throughout the body by invading and multiplying within blood cells until they burst, which then releases more parasites into the bloodstream. This can be fatal if treatment is not sought.

There are some areas of the world where the risk of contracting malaria is higher, so you should make sure you have fully researched your destination to find out if you need to take preventative malaria treatments before you travel. You should also be aware that these treatments often need to be started some time before you leave, so you will need to be properly prepared for this when planning your trip.

Travellers' diarrhoea prevention

A very common illness to affect those travelling abroad is travellers' diarrhoea, which is a particularly frequent occurrence in developing countries, usually due to the sanitation levels being relatively low. It can also occur because your body may not be used to the bacteria that is found in new foods that you sample while abroad.

Several different varieties of parasites and viruses can cause travellers' diarrhoea, though most commonly the cause is bacterial. The illness will eventually pass on its own, but there are symptomatic treatments and antibiotics that you can take that can reduce the discomfort brought on by the illness and make you feel more comfortable.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to prevent travellers' diarrhoea, but it is possible for you to be more prepared for the possibility that it will occur. You can reduce the risk of developing this illness if you avoid eating seafood, uncooked food and dairy products while abroad in at-risk destinations. You should also avoid drinking water from the tap.

Travel health treatment options

For malaria:

Malarone - This antimalarial is usually recommended to people who are travelling to countries where the malaria parasite has become resistant to a particular ingredient, chloroquine, which is contained in other treatments. It is convenient to take and clinically proven to be effective and safe.

Paludrine & Avloclor– This antimalarial pack includes two medications, Paludrine & Avloclor, which when taken together can help to prevent malaria. This is a well-established treatment option, but in some areas of the world the malaria parasite has become resistant to these medications, and therefore it is only effective in certain areas.

Doxycycline Malaria – This antimalarial is also usually prescribed to people visiting areas that have built up a resistance to chloroquine.

For travellers' diarrhoea

The Travellers' Diarrhoea Pack - This pack contains a number of products that will help to treat the illness and alleviate its uncomfortable symptoms. The Travellers' Diarrhoea Pack contains the antibiotic Ciproxin, Dioralyte sachets, Imodium and Buccastem, which together will help you to recover faster from the discomfort of travellers' diarrhoea.

How to buy Travel Health treatments online

The best way to handle the possibility of illness abroad is to be properly prepared, and you can do that with the products described above. To buy any of the treatments at OnlineClinic, you will need to complete an online consultation to ensure that your chosen treatment will be suitable for you. We offer same or next day delivery, so you can receive your medication promptly.