MunichChronically ill people should put together their first-aid kit with particular care. A dangerous interplay can develop between travel and long-term medication.
Never be seasick again - researchers have found a new antidote for people with travel sickness: electric shocks for the brain.
You have barely started your vacation and are you sick in bed? This is what leisure sickness is all about and so you can get the most out of your vacation.
MunichThe world is getting closer and closer - that is an advantage for germs. The bacteria also survive for days on the airplane seats.
You can also get sick while on vacation. With the checklist for the first-aid kit, you have the most important helpers for common complaints with you.
Bathing in stagnant tropical waters is risky. Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease in which flukes from the water drill through the skin and attack the organs.
From foreign health insurance certificates to toothbrushes: everything you need to know before you go on a trip.
A first-aid kit belongs in every luggage. What should be in it depends on the destination, the duration of the trip and the type of trip.
Travel stress and climate change can trigger dizziness and flickering eyes in sensitive people.
Are you planning a trip to the pyramids, Kilimanjaro or Chile? Find out in advance about the spread and prevention of the most important travel and tropical diseases.
Often exotic pathogens lurk in distant countries. With these vaccinations you protect yourself.
Before you leave, you should compile a list of the most important addresses with associated telephone numbers.
If you are planning a trip to extreme climates or exotic countries, you should first obtain a few tips from travel doctors or tropical experts.
Food or drinking water that has spoiled or contaminated with faeces can cause many diseases, for example brucellosis, cholera, polio or typhoid. Especially in foreign countries, food hygiene can be a problem.
Not all species of scorpion are dangerous. The following applies: the smaller the scissors and the thicker the tail, the more poisonous a scorpion is.
The home of the cone snails are the tropical and subtropical seas. The small poison arrows of the animals can be life-threatening for humans.
MunichWith 759 cases, West Africa reports the largest Ebola outbreak in the world to date. Although the disease is extremely contagious and often fatal, there have been no travel warnings for Guinea and its neighboring countries.
An antibiotic for traveler's diarrhea can be found in many travel pharmacies. But the drugs only make the pathogens more dangerous.
