TELL US WHERE YOU’RE GOING & WE’LL TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to travel vaccinations or medications. Every country poses different risks. The meds you need depend on where you go in the world.
Again this is the TMVC advantage. We are experienced, knowledgeable, and understand what you will confront on your trip.
Our client profile form will help identify the exact travel vaccines and meds you need when travelling to Europe, and only those.
TRAVEL VACCINES TO CONSIDER
Hepatitis A
WHAT IS IT?
A virus that infects the liver.
HOW DO I GET IT?
From foods and drinks that have been handled by people that carry the virus.
WHAT HAPPENS?
Hepatitis A varies in severity from a flu-like illness to requiring hospitalization.
It is rarely fatal.
WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT?
There is no treatment for hepatitis A.
Vaccination is safe and effective at preventing hepatitis A.
Hepatitis B
WHAT IS IT?
A virus that infects the liver.
HOW DO I GET IT?
You can catch it from unsterilized needles, sexual intercourse, unscreened blood transfusions, and other equipment like spa and tattooing tools that have not been sterilized effectively.
IS IT SERIOUS?
There is an immediate illness which can be serious and sometimes fatal.
But even after recovery, some people will carry the virus for life.
Cirrhosis (permanent liver damage) and liver failure can develop over years.
WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT?
Hepatitis B can be treated with a course of drugs that often lasts months.
The treatment itself can result in unpleasant side effects and is not always effective.
Some people do not respond to the treatment.
Vaccination is safe and effective in preventing hepatitis B.
Rabies
WHAT IS IT?
Rabies is a virus, a Lyssavirus.
HOW DO I GET IT?
90% of human infections are from infected dog bites.
WHAT HAPPENS?
The virus causes fever, headache, vomiting, and infects the nervous system and brain leading to involuntary muscle movement and a fear of water and sometimes air.
There is an incubation period before symptoms start, which can be from days to months, sometimes years.
It is 100% fatal once symptoms begin.
WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT?
Treatment for rabies is available after a bite but can be hard to find in remote areas or developing countries.
Rabies vaccination is available.
Treatment after a bite is still required however it is much less complicated and easier to find.
SANTORINI
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DID YOU KNOW?
YOU CAN JOIN MARINE SCIENTISTS WORKING TO PROTECT WHALES AND DOLPHINS IN THE MED
Get a clip-board. Jump on a motor-sailor. Head into the Ligurian Sea. Be surrounded by dolphins & whales! Citizen science is very simple. Always be vaxxing!
"The Burnaby location has very nice staff that makes your less than fun stay much better (who likes being stuck by one or more needles). They give vaccinations for basically anything that you could need wile out travelling the world. "
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