Consult with your physician, but here is some clarification that I'd
like to give as a microbiologist/immunologist for a general case.
1) Yellow Fever (the flavivirus) is transmitted through the bite of
infected mosquitoes, not through food or drink. It is not endemic in
Egypt and is not a disease risk there. However, Yellow Fever
vaccination is REQUIRED IF you come from or have traveled to an
endemic country* in your journey before arriving in Egypt (in these
cases, be sure to get the International Certificate of Vaccination and
bring with you when entering Egypt.)
2) Hepatitis A (the hepatovirus) is transmitted via the fecal-oral
route, e.g., taking contaminated and uncooked food/drink. It is
prevalent in Egypt and Hepatitis A vaccine, immune globulin (IG), or
both, are RECOMMENDED by CDC.
3) Hepatitis B is transmitted via contact with blood or body fluids,
e.g., open wound contact, unprotected sex, or sharing needle or other
blood/fluid-contaminated instrument
(medical/dental/tattooing/piercing/etc) with an infected person. It is
prevalent in Egypt and Hepatitis B vaccination is RECOMMENDED by CDC,
especially if you may be involved in high risk activities.
4) Other vaccines recommended by CDC for travelers to Egypt are:
Typhoid, Rabies, and routine vaccines (MMR, DPT, Polio, Chickenpox,
etc). Refer to
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationEgypt.aspx#vaccines.
* Yellow Fever endemic countries:
Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central
African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,
Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé
and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan (south of 15° N),
Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.
Americas: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador,
French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago,
and Venezuela.
Best regards,
roc
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2008/5/9 Damian Finol <damian(a)igluve.org>rg>:
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Should've quoted:
Wikipedia:Medical Disclaimer
Anyways, it's pretty much recommended to ask your local physician for
advice on what vaccines to get if you're traveling, specially to Africa.
Damian.
effe iets anders wrote:
| Some vaccins carry a small risk that you actually *get* the disease of
| the vaccin, or that you get side effects. So, no, don't take *all*
| vaccins I'd say, but you certainly should check with your medician
| (note I am none, and not giving medical advice etc blablabla).
|
| BR, Lodewijk
|
| 2008/5/9, Damian Finol <damian(a)igluve.org>rg>:
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|> Can't we all like, get vaccinated for everything?
|>
|> Yellow Fever, Hepatitis A/B/C/D/E/F/G, Measles, etc?, even if you're not
|> ~ going anywhere it's a good idea to have them ;).
|>
|> I know for sure I'm going to get all my shots reinforced.
|>
|> Regards,
|>
|> Damian.
|>
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