Touchwood Pharmacy

If you are considering a safari trip to Africa, then you need to know that your likelihood of returning home sick is high ― no much difference for other travellers too. That is not meant to be scary, we at Touchwood’s Pharmacy travel clinic enlightens our patients and at the same time offer the best treatment to prevent such. In WHO report, yellow fever, an infection that currently has no cure, is endemic in 33 countries in Africa and 11 countries in South America. When infected, yellow fever symptoms ranges from a fever with aches and pains to severe liver disease with bleeding and jaundice. Why Safari Tourists Need to be Cautious The yellow fever virus can be transmitted by mosquitoes which have fed on infected animals especially in the forest. When this mosquitoes bite or feed on travellers especially in parks, they will contract the fever except if they have been vaccinated before travelling. Travellers who do not visit locations close to the forest can ...

Travelling to a foreign land is quite exciting and more especially for first-timers . The unfamiliar environments have a lot to offer from the fun and timeless experience point of view. However, with such beauty lies the concern for safety and wellbeing considering diseases are everywhere. Therefore, when it comes to planning cross-border trips, getting travel vaccination remains an essential component of the whole preparation process.   While in most cases the risks, recommendations, and needs will vary from time to time and from one destination to another it’s nonetheless crucial to visit a travel health clinic to get the best possible pre-travel care.  Currently, there are several travel-related immunisations and although most of them are not mandatory some remains a must for anyone wishing to venture into new territories especially if the region faces the constant threat of a particular disease. The case of Yellow Fever is among the isolated instance...