by Madeline Sharpe | Jun 8, 2015 | Health, Travel
MERS Coronavirus in South Korea — What’s the deal? Over 20,000 tourists have cancelled trips to South Korea. How come? And the government has closed more than 1,850 schools nationwide due to parental concern? Over what? What is big in the press right now and causing...
by Madeline Sharpe | Mar 2, 2015 | Health, Travel
Should You Take Antibiotics for Travellers Diarrhoea? You are travelling and suddenly get a mild to moderate case of diarrhoea. What should you do? Should you take the antibiotic you brought with you? Should you go to a local pharmacy and see what antibiotic you can...
by Madeline Sharpe | Dec 30, 2014 | Health, Travel
Can You Get Dengue Fever on Your Next Trip? According to estimates by the World Health Organization, around 2.5 billion people in over 100 countries are at risk of getting dengue fever. There are an estimated 50 million dengue infections occurring annually across most...
by Madeline Sharpe | Oct 21, 2014 | Health, Travel
What You Need To Know About Pandemics This wonderful infographic was sent to us by our friends at Nursing School Hub. It provides a terrific overview of pandemics and we especially like the history section. Pandemics are infectious diseases that are spreading through...
by Madeline Sharpe | Oct 11, 2014 | Health, Technology, Travel
Why Thermal Screening At Borders Is Not Effective If you haven’t read our latest blog post that mentions why passenger screening measures for infectious diseases applied at the border are not that effective, we recommend you do so now. Recently one of our co-founders,...
