Travel Health

We are back from reading break and so excited to be back on air! SO excited in fact that Lacy, Olivia, and I got to skip out on a mandatory school conference in order to be on the air with you today!!!


So here a little look at what we talked about today.

On today’s show we spoke about in our opinion, the top 3 preventable illnesses in developing countries that can affect travellers; malaria, typhoid fever, and yellow fever. We discussed these diseases in detail from what causes them, to their signs and symptoms and what you can do to protect yourself, whether that be via vaccine or natural methods. We also spoke about resources here in the community of Nanaimo and general prevention methods to help you avoid getting sick while travelling. Finally, we spoke about the new super bug NDM1, what it is, where it came from and why it is starting to get some media attention. 

Unfortunately the station "recorder" isnt working so well so we do not have a link to the podcast for you at the moment. We are working on this techical difficulty and will upload the podcast if not "chunks" of the podcast ASAP
For now check out these links:

Malaria info:

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs094/en/index.html

Typhoid fever:

http://www.who.int/ith/diseases/typhoidfever/en/

Yellow Fever:

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs100/en/

Travel Health and Immunizations unit:

www.viha.ca/mho/disease/travel_health 

Dr Clare Craig

http://www.islandoptimal.com/static/craig
Thanks Olivia for a great recap of the show this week. 

Can't wait to be on the air next week where I will be hosting a show on Vitamin Deficiencies. Tomorrow I meet with Dr. Tonia Winchester,ND, CBP, BSc
Naturopathic Physician, Certified BodyTalk Practitioner from the Arbour Wellness Centre for an interview all about vitamins and how to get the best use of them in our bodies! 

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