Preventing traveller’s Diarrhoea
The most effective measure for preventing traveller's diarrhoea consists of following general hygiene and dietary rules:
Take care of your personal hygiene. Wash your hands before eating, brush your teeth with bottled water and don't drink water from the shower.
Eat well-cooked food and avoid raw food such as salads, as well as marinated or smoked foods.
Peel fruit yourself with clean hands.
Consume bottled drinks, which are opened in front of the consumer, or purify water before drinking it.
Do not consume ice in drinks, artisanal dairy products or fresh fruit juices.
There is currently no vaccine that fully protects against traveller's diarrhoea. The indication for specific vaccines for some causes of diarrhoea when travelling can be assessed in certain cases, for example vaccines for typhoid fever or cholera.
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