Travelers may be exposed to a variety of pathogens and risks, and 20 to 70% of people report some health problems while traveling.

For every 100,000 people who journey to the tropics:

• 45,000 will experience some type of health problem
  
• Close to 35,000 will contract traveler's diarrhea
  
• Approximately 8,000 - 1 traveler in 12 - will become sick enough to seek medical attention during or after the trip.

Your local health department's foreign travel program can help you reduce the risk of contracting serious diseases including hepatitis A, meningitis, typhoid fever, yellow fever, and rabies.

Please call 695-5846 for more information or to make an appointment.

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