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Travel Risks and Diseases
Travel to high risk areas outside Canada may expose you to a variety of diseases and medical conditions not commonly present in Canada. To ensure a safe and healthy trip, travellers should take the time to educate themselves as to the potential risks and what preventative steps could be taken to minimize such risks. The list below provides information on common travel related conditions and diseases. Please also explore country specific information organized under the Do I Need Vaccines? Section.
Come to speak with our experienced travel doctors to assess your risk and take protective measures to help ensure safe travel. Book online or Call (416) 346-4535 to book a travel consultation. It is advisable to do so 4–6 weeks before your trip. Please bring with you a list of medications you are currently taking and your vaccination or immunization record.
Common Travel Related Risks
- Travelers’ Diarrhea
- Altitude Illness
- Jet Lag
- Motion Sickness
- Respiratory Infections
- Food & Water Precautions
- Perspectives: Prevention of Travelers’ Diarrhea—It’s Not Only WHAT You Eat & Drink
- Water Disinfection for Travelers
- Food Poisoning from Marine Toxins
- Protection against Mosquitoes, Ticks, & Other Arthropods
- Sun Exposure
- Problems with Heat & Cold
- Injury Prevention
- Safety & Security
- Animal-Associated Hazards
- Environmental Hazards
- Scuba Diving
- Medical Tourism
- Deep Vein Thrombosis & Pulmonary Embolism
- Mental Health
- Travel Health Kits
- Perspectives: Pharmaceutical Quality & Counterfeit Drugs
- Obtaining Health Care Abroad for the Ill Traveler
- Travel Insurance, Travel Health Insurance, & Medical Evacuation Insurance
Common Infectious Diseases Related to Travel
- Amebiasis
- Brucellosis
- Campylobacteriosis
- Chikungunya
- Cholera
- Cutaneous Larva Migrans
- Dengue
- Diphtheria
- Escherichia coli
- Filariasis, Lymphatic
- Giardiasis
- Helminths, Soil-Transmitted
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis E
- HIV Infection
- Influenza
- Japanese Encephalitis
- Legionellosis (Legionnaires’ Disease & Pontiac Fever)
- Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
- Leishmaniasis, Visceral
- Leptospirosis
- Lyme Disease
- Malaria
- Measles (Rubeola)
- Meningococcal Disease
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
- Mumps
- Norovirus
- Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)
- Pertussis
- Pinworm (Enterobiasis, Oxyuriasis, Threadworm)
- Pneumococcal Disease
- Poliomyelitis
- Rabies
- Rubella
- Salmonellosis (Nontyphoidal)
- Schistosomiasis
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Shigellosis
- Tetanus
- Tickborne Encephalitis
- Trypanosomiasis, African (Sleeping Sickness)
- Trypanosomiasis, American (Chagas Disease)
- Tuberculosis
- Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fever
- Varicella (Chickenpox)
- Yellow Fever
- Zika
Travel Related Risks in Common Destinations
Africa
The Americas & The Caribbean
- Brazil
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
- Mexico
- Peru: Cusco–Machu Picchu
- Argentina/Brazil: Iguassu Falls (online only)
- Guatemala and Belize
- Jamaica (online only)
Asia
The Middle East & North Africa