Last-Minute Holidays with Your Health Intact


An adventurous mind might find the hectic feeling of booking in the eleventh hour exciting. The attraction of last-minute holidays, however, lies in the cheaper price so frequently offered by the package seller. Now this might become an awfully dangerous combination if you are suffering from a medical condition, health problem, or if you are susceptible to the elements of a particular geographical spot. In the excitement and haste, you can miss medicine or important vaccination against possible conditions in your destination, making your last-minute holidays a risk factor. Before giving it a Go! check with your physician about what health considerations are to take care of.

Health Care Before Setting Out

While a number of health issues must be considered, like your medical condition, recent health reports, and your travel destination, before setting out on last-minute holidays, significant issues in immunization are touched on below.

Immunization

* Certain travel destinations are infamous for harboring Hepatitis A. For example, Egypt where, according to a 2004 Surveillance report, a burst of Hepatitis A among European tourists occurred. Hepatitis A vaccination should be taken at least six weeks before departure.
* Certain locations are native to diseases like malaria and typhoid. For malaria, tablets are prescribed for taking a week or two before leaving for the trip. The medication continues a month after return. In case of typhoid, last-minute holidays are not a good option for places where the risk lurks. This is because typhoid immunization has been found to not be very effective.
* Flu vaccination is, in general, advisable for all travelers, especially those to foreign destinations. This applies especially to travelers whose destination lies in the temperate countries of the Northern Hemisphere, particularly at the end of the year. In tropical countries, influenza lurks throughout the year. People of advanced age and those having respiratory problems must consult their physician before going on last-minute holidays.
* Africa and Asia are host to an alarming number of Hepatitis B cases, a condition transmitted through bodily fluids. Vaccination against Hepatitis B is to be taken before visiting these lands, though avoiding intimate contact will still need to be followed.
* South East Asia is infamous for the prevalence of whooping cough. While adults need vaccination, children do so more urgently, as they are the easy victims of the condition.

It must be remembered that no vaccination is 100% effective in all cases, and avoidance of a disease will very much depend on healthy living habits. In any case, you need to take your important vaccination at least six week before traveling.

The Okanagan Golf Club and Borgata Lodge is located in Kelowna, Canada.