The Travel Doctor provides patients with specialized counselling, vaccinations, and other medicines necessary for safe travel outside of Canada. Information offered by the clinic is comprehensive, up to date, and supported by authoritative sources on health and safety risks for global destinations.
This includes the latest computerized health advisories on current diseases and outbreaks around the world. The clinic's Medical Director, Dr. Walter Owsianik, has provided travel medicine services to the Hamilton area for more than 25 years. The Travel Doctor is located in the North End of Hamilton, Ontario, on the first floor of the Hamilton Port Authority Building.
This includes the latest computerized health advisories on current diseases and outbreaks around the world. The clinic's Medical Director, Dr. Walter Owsianik, has provided travel medicine services to the Hamilton area for more than 25 years. The Travel Doctor is located in the North End of Hamilton, Ontario, on the first floor of the Hamilton Port Authority Building.
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The most recent outbreaks of yellow fever and the highest risk of illness have been recorded in Nigeria and Brazil, with Brazil having an ongoing outbreak. The virus causes flu-like symptoms that include fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, gas, and indigestion. The yellow fever virus is one of the small RNA viruses that are classified in the family Flaviviridae.
Travel allows us to discover natural beauty, historical sites and, above all, the diversity of other societies and people. Be an informed traveller before boarding an airplane and discover what the people you'll meet at your destination can teach you. Show them gratitude and respect. Also respect local customs with the way you dress, display affection and how you behave at religious sites.
Foreign travel is usually an adventure, regardless of the purpose. A wise traveller will prepare ahead of time for emergencies, which often requires bringing important health items and personal documents along on the trip. Below are items the clinic recommends travellers take on their journeys, but not all of them may be necessary, or appropriate, for every traveller.
There are several infections spread by mosquitoes and other bugs, including dengue fever (day-biting mosquitoes), yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis and tick typhus. But malaria is by far the most important to consider while travelling. There are four strains of malaria. One of them, Plasmodium falciparum, may be fatal if treated improperly or not early enough.
The Travel Doctor advises travellers schedule appointments far in advance of their departures. Most vaccines require several weeks to provide protection. In addition, early appointments allow our medical staff time to determine reactions to preventive medicines and, if necessary, to prescribe alternatives.
