Comments on: These Are the 10 Nastiest Travel Diseases

By: Katherine

Katherine — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 10:17:40 +0000

That’s why as a traveler, we should always be vaccinated and keep a healthy life so there will be minimal chance for us to get sick. Thanks for this very informative article.

By: Petra

Petra — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:40:35 +0000

No vaccine available yet for malaria though unfortunately.

By: Bev C

Bev C — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:55:04 +0000

I’ve been travelling for many years and constantly for the last 3 years, i’ve been to 85 countries. I have my tetanus up to date and that’s it, no other jabs! and have never been sick. I’ve just spent 7 months in Central America including the Amazon jungle never even got sickness or diarrhoea. I might be on the extreme but sometimes you can be over cautious!

By: Adventurous Andrea

Adventurous Andrea — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:58:29 +0000

Vaccinations are such a controversial issue. Before an impromptu trip to Costa Rica last spring, I had to decide whether it was worth it to put harmful chemicals in my body or risk getting sick. I ended up opting to skip getting jabbed and didn’t have any issues over the sixteen day trip. That said, I wonder if I would be so “risky” while going to other places or going somewhere long-term…

By: Tim C

Tim C — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:56:11 +0000

Thanks for sharing – incredibly helpful!

By: Jodi

Jodi — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:50:47 +0000

While doctors at home can certainly be too conservative, some of the jabs are necessary. I won’t let my yellow fever vaccine lapse if I’m travelling, in part because it sucks to get it, but also because some countries won’t let you in the country if you don’t have proof of the vaccine. (I watched travellers get turned away at the border of Bolivia because they didn’t have proof of the vaccine.) And I wouldn’t mess around with Hepatitis (I keep my A/B vaccines up to date too).

What about amoebic dysentery? Speaking from experience, it is not the most fun I’ve had on my travels :)

By: Will

Will — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:43:46 +0000

Dengue was pretty rife when I lived in Saigon. Some of the TEFL crowd were out for weeks with it. An addiction to 30 Rock is all they got to cure it.

By: TravelDude

TravelDude — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:59:39 +0000

Getting stuck with needles doesn’t sound as bad now does it!!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:05:11 +0000

Thanks Izabel, that’s true. I’ve also been reading Dengue warnings for New Caledonia recently. It definitely pays to check out the current warnings for your destination.

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:27:37 +0000

It is important that you get every vaccine for these diseases before even going anywhere in the globe.