Questions tagged [travel]
The travel tag has no usage guidance.
11
questions
3
votes
1
answer
45
views
Dengue fever carrier
Sparked by a Dengue infection on two of my off-site colleagues in India, I read up a little on this virus.
Reading the Wikipedia article on Dengue fever, I saw that 80% of the infected people are ...
- 133
2
votes
1
answer
64
views
Can I gain immunity against traveler's disease?
I need to visit Nepal every 2 years (at least). I was there 2 years ago and got very sick in the second week, basically stomach flu, probably salmonella or e.coli or both.
I was there about a month ...
- 638
5
votes
1
answer
76
views
Sanity checking airplane advice re DVT: walk every hour, 2-3 hours? OK to sleep?
Long plane flights carry a risk of DVT. It is easy to find advice on preventing DVT by being active:
CDC says "walk around every 2-3 hours" and mentions that you should do this when traveling by car ...
- 3,770
1
vote
0
answers
15
views
Travelling to country with endemic measels - Do I need MMR shot renewed?
I was born in 1993, received my first MMR vaccine in 1994 and the booster in 1997. I'm about to travel to a country where vaccination rates are lower, and as a result, measels outbreaks still happen ...
- 111
1
vote
0
answers
16
views
How to decide on travel to possible Zika zone while pregnant
Anyone with first hand knowledge about traveling to Argentina while 4 months pregnant? The CDC states that Argentina is a Level 2 Alert country (Practice Enhanced Precautions) and pregnant women ...
- 111
7
votes
1
answer
97
views
Foods/Drinks to avoid before and during a flight
I am a (recent) frequent flyer with at least 4 transatlantic trips/month. I have noticed that depending on the food I take just before or during the flight, this can have significant consequences on ...
- 532
1
vote
3
answers
109
views
Can a pregnant woman travel 30 minutes when she is only 10 days pregnant?
If a woman is pregnant for only a week after she misses her period, can she travel 10 to 15 kilometers (6.2 to 9.3mi) in a car?
Will travelling 10 kilometers affect the embryo?
- 121
4
votes
1
answer
94
views
Instant nausea when boarding aircraft [closed]
Every time I am about to board a jet plane (your standard Boeing 737 for example) I am hit with instant debilitating nausea while inside the boarding ramp. (That enclosure that connects the aircraft ...
- 141
6
votes
1
answer
71
views
How can I prepare my body for a trip by boat and don't get motion sickness?
I have just made a 3 hours trip by boat and it has been horrible. I have felt sick for the whole trip. I took a pill for motion sickness and although I think it worked at the beginning I just finished ...
- 163
4
votes
0
answers
316
views
Can a person with a heart transplant fly safely, or should they consider an alternative form of transportation?
Could a person who had received a heart transplant move to/travel to another country (for example: From France to the United States)?
The caveat being that they would have to set up another team of ...
8
votes
1
answer
125
views
Effects of commuting on health
I've been trying to figure out whether or not my commute may be affecting my health in a major way. Does commuting have an effect on health in any way? If so, does it matter how long the commute is, ...
