WHERE TO GET SHOTS BEFORE YOUR VACATION.Byline: Daily News If you are traveling outside North America or Western Europe, check with your physician about immunizations four to six weeks before departing. Immunizations and oral medicines (such as those for malaria) can range from $25 to $250 or more. Keep in mind that not all physicians and medical facilities offer immunizations. Among local facilities providing the service are: Family Urgent Care, 15450 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks; (818) 808-2828. Kaiser Permanente (members only), Entrance 3 at the medical center, 5601 De Soto St., Woodland Hills; (818) 719-3047; also other Kaiser facilities. L.A. Overseas Medical Center, 1245 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 601, Los Angeles; (213) 482-8383. Travel Medicine Center, 131 N. Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills; (310) 360-1331. UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Family Health Center, 200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 220, Los Angeles; (310) 825-8941. White Memorial Medical Center, 1701 Caesar E. Chavez, Suite 330, Los Angeles; (213) 268-5000. Be sure to call and check for hours and if specific immunizations are available. For information on suggested immunizations, call the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. (CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation ), (888) 232-3228 or (404) 332-4559, or check out the CDC information on the World Wide Web: http://www.cdc.gov/ Health experts recommend the following immunizations or medicines be obtained four to six weeks before traveling to the countries that follow: Cholera: Africa, South America, Central America, China, Mongolia, Ukraine, Republic of Moldova, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Nepal. Diphtheria diphtheria (dĭfthēr`ēə), acute contagious disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae (Klebs-Loffler bacillus) bacteria that have been infected by a bacteriophage. It begins as a soreness of the throat with fever. , tetanus and pertussis pertussis: see whooping cough. (available in one shot): Throughout the new independent states of the former Soviet Union. Hepatitis A Hepatitis A Definition Hepatitis A is an inflammation of the liver caused by a virus, the hepatitis A virus (HAV). It varies in severity, running an acute course, generally starting within two to six weeks after contact with the virus, and lasting no and B: Africa, China, Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, the Middle East (except Israel), South and Western Pacific Islands, interior Amazon Basin, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, southern Europe (Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy). Japanese encephalitis Japanese Encephalitis Definition Japanese encephalitis is an infection of the brain caused by a virus. The virus is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. : Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, China, Philippines, eastern maritime areas of Russia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. Meningococcal disease: Saudi Arabia, sub-Saharan Africa, such as Ethiopia and Mali. Malaria (oral medication only): Central and South America, sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Middle East. Typhoid fever typhoid fever acute, generalized infection caused by Salmonella typhi. The main sources of infection are contaminated water or milk and, especially in urban communities, food handlers who are carriers. : Asia, Africa and Latin America. Yellow fever: Africa and South America. |
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