Travel clinic
Travel Clinic
A Travel Clinic (pronunciation: /ˈtrævəl/ /ˈklɪnɪk/) is a specialized healthcare facility that provides pre-travel healthcare to individuals planning to travel abroad. The primary purpose of a travel clinic is to promote travel health and safety through disease prevention and health education.
Etymology
The term "Travel Clinic" is derived from the English words "travel" and "clinic". "Travel" originates from the Old French travailler, meaning "to work, labor", while "clinic" comes from the Greek klinē, meaning "bed", in reference to the practice of patients reclining on a couch.
Services
Travel clinics offer a variety of services, including:
- Vaccinations: Travel clinics provide necessary vaccinations based on the destination country's health risks. These may include Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Typhoid, Yellow Fever, and Meningitis vaccines.
- Travel Medicine Consultation: Travel clinics offer consultations to discuss potential health risks associated with the destination country and provide advice on how to avoid them.
- Malaria Prevention: Travel clinics provide information and medication for preventing malaria, a common disease in many tropical and subtropical countries.
- Altitude Sickness Prevention: For travelers planning to visit high-altitude areas, travel clinics offer advice and medication to prevent altitude sickness.
- Traveler's Diarrhea Prevention: Travel clinics provide information and medication to prevent traveler's diarrhea, a common health issue for international travelers.
Related Terms
- Travel Medicine: The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention and management of health problems associated with international travel.
- Vaccination: The administration of a vaccine to help the immune system develop protection from a disease.
- Malaria: A disease caused by a plasmodium parasite, transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes.
- Altitude Sickness: A condition that can occur when you ascend to a high altitude too quickly.
- Traveler's Diarrhea: A digestive tract disorder that commonly causes loose stools and abdominal cramps.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Travel clinic
- Wikipedia's article - Travel clinic
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