| Most of us love to travel a lot without knowing | | | | neutral-colored clothes. |
| what the consequences might be. We are not | | | | 3. Bed nets are best recommended while napping. |
| very aware of certain diseases that we can pick | | | | 4. Avoid riding open vehicles like jeeps or pickup |
| up from different countries that we travel to. So | | | | trucks. Tsetse flies are fond of dust created by |
| what are traveler's diseases anyway? These are | | | | moving vehicles. |
| diseases that we contract when traveling away | | | | 5. Tsetse fly usually rest in the bushes during hot |
| from home, most especially when we travel from | | | | days, but they bite once disturbed. So avoid |
| a highly developed country to a less developed | | | | walking thru the bushes.o Mad Cow Disease |
| one. These diseases can be acquired by eating or | | | | This is a bovine spongiform encephalopathy that |
| drinking contaminated food or water, from animal | | | | affects the cattle but with the new variant, the |
| droppings, from soil, close encounter with infected | | | | disease was passed to humans. Both diseases |
| animals, and if bitten by vectors like mosquitoes, | | | | cause fatal brain injuries and diseases. Most of the |
| flies, and ticks. Some can even be derived from | | | | cases are found in Great Britain, the disease |
| walking and swimming on the beach barefooted. | | | | resulted from feeding cattle with |
| Simple things that we ignore can actually be the | | | | scrapie-containing sheep meat and bone. This |
| cause of a dreadful disease. | | | | disease can be passed to humans by eating an |
| Let me give you some of the most popular | | | | infected beef, causing the humans to have mental |
| diseases that we can contract while on a travel, | | | | retardation and dementia. Travelers can reduce |
| and I will be giving pointers on how to prevent | | | | the risk of exposure by avoiding beef, or selecting |
| from getting these diseases.o African Sleeping | | | | beef products, instead of eating ground beef and |
| Sickness | | | | sausages, it is better to eat solid pieces of beef.o |
| As the name implies, this disease can be | | | | Cholera |
| contracted from the Eastern and Central Africa. It | | | | It is an infectious, acute disease from consuming |
| is also called the African trypanosomiasis. It is | | | | contaminated water and food. The bacteria Vibrio |
| caused by a parasite and is transmitted by a | | | | cholera is to blame for this disease. It is mostly |
| tsetse fly causing a systemic disease. This is | | | | found in South Asia, Africa, and Latin America like |
| most abundant in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, | | | | Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru, and Columbia. |
| Malawi, Ethiopia, Zaire, Zimbabwe, and Botswana. | | | | The unsanitary disposal of excrement is the |
| The disease would occur within the period of four | | | | cause of an impure water supply attracting Vibrio |
| weeks, with initial symptoms of fever, rash, skin | | | | cholera. |
| lesions, swollen lymph nodes, and edema. And this | | | | How can we prevent Cholera? As the center of |
| can actually progress to meningoencephalitis, which | | | | disease control says "Boil it, cook it, peel it, or |
| is a very serious disease. Once | | | | forget it". Here are some preventive measures |
| meningoencephalitis has occurred, personality | | | | that we should remember. |
| changes, progressive confusion, irritability, weight | | | | 1. Use and drink only boiled or chemically |
| loss, slurred speech, seizures, insomnia, and | | | | disinfected water. Use disinfected water for |
| difficulty in walking and talking will then follow. | | | | brushing teeth, washing your face and hands, |
| There are no drugs or vaccine that can prevent | | | | washing fruits and vegetables, utensils, bottles, |
| this disease. But here are some tips to prevent | | | | glasses. |
| insect bites. | | | | 2. Refrain from eating food and drinking |
| 1. Wear long-sleeved shirt and pants for | | | | beverages with unknown sources like |
| protection, and it should be thick because tsetse | | | | unpasteurized milk or milk products, raw meats, |
| fly can bite through clothing materials. | | | | shellfish, and any fish from tropical reefs. |
| 2. Tsetse flies are attracted to bright and dark | | | | Like what I always say, it's better to be safe |
| colors, so it is better to wear something khaki or | | | | than sorry! |