WELL TRAVELLED? STAYING HEALTHY ON WORKING TRIPS

Code No: 599

Video Running Time: 18 minutes

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Travellers are generally more at risk of contracting infectious diseases than any other group, and for people who travel for work - the risk can be even higher. This video training package is aimed at anyone who travels as part of their job. It shows how to minimise the risk of contracting a disease while travelling, and how to enjoy a safe and worry-free trip.

The training package explains what transmissible diseases are and highlights the rise in the incidence of infectious diseases worldwide. It gives details of some of the diseases which may affect travellers and identifies which ones the traveller can be immunized against. Diseases can be caught by eating and drinking, through insect and animal bites, wounds to the skin, inhalation and sexual contact. The package gives advice on some simple, but important and effective steps by which travellers can try to protect themselves while travelling.

The accompanying book gives more detailed information. It features an appendix which gives useful facts about some common traveller's diseases and gives information on what the disease is, how to avoid catching it, how you can prevent it (including immunizations) and the effect of the disease upon the traveller.