Impfberatung vor der Reise

The risk for infectious diseases is increased during travel in most cases. Highly efficient vaccines are available for many of these infectious diseases. Other vaccines like the typhoid fever polysaccharide vaccine have a lower efficacy. For some infectious diseases no vaccines are available. Counselling travelers about avoiding mosquito bites, hygiene of food and drinking water, malaria prophylaxis and avoiding the risks for sexually transmittable diseases (STD) is therefore crucial. These measures will not be dealt in detail in this article. When counselling travelers about travelers about vaccinations coverag…