Travel Flashcards
An employee is being sent to West Africa for a seven-day business meeting has been referred to the occupational health unit for travel preparation. In addition to providing the required immunizations, which of these instructions about safe food and water consumption should the OHN give?
Eat only fruits you can peel.
In many countries, illnesses (traveler’s diarrhea) can be caused by food or water contaminated with bacteria, viruses or parasites. Therefore, unless fruits can be washed with a chlorine solution, it is suggested that traveling employees peel raw fruits prior to eating them.
Bottled water is recommended. Meat should be well cooked as it may contain harmful organisms.
An employee has been prescribed doxycycline as an anti-malarial preventative for an upcoming business trip. You would advise the employee:
Doxycycline is an antibiotic that can be used to prevent malaria, the drug should be taken daily 1 or 2 days before travel and for 28 days after the trip.
