Travel notes: Planes' air may be clean, but what about cabin surfaces?
http://www.post-gazette.com/life/travel/2014/06/01/Travel-notes-Planes-air-may-be-clean-but-what-about-cabin-surfaces/stories/201406010050
Government studies have debunked the long-held myth that air circulated in commercial planes is jampacked with disease-causing germs. Now comes a study that raises fears about germs on cabin surfaces. Microbiologists and engineers at Auburn ...
How to prepare your pet for travel
http://www.dailyprogress.com/starexponent/entertainment_life/columnists/how-to-prepare-your-pet-for-travel/article_58c2b7b2-e983-11e3-aa17-001a4bcf6878.html
Many travel locations bring differences in the types of parasites or infectious diseases your pets may be exposed to. It is wise to discuss the best way to reduce the risks long before travel. Sometimes a certain vaccine may be advised for a particular ...
As Summer Travel Begins, the CDC Warn Measles Cases Are at 20-Year High
http://www.healthline.com/health-news/highest-number-measles-cases-CDC-urges-vaccination-053014
With 288 cases of measles reported in 18 states in the U.S. in the first five months of this year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are urging people to get vaccinated, especially those who are planning international travel this summer. Summer ...
Deadly respiratory disease MERS spreads to Iran
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/05/28/deadly-respiratory-disease-mers-spreads-to-iran/
?Global travel is exposing more people to the virus, but unfortunately there is still no good treatment, just fluid and rest,? said Samadi, Chair of Urology at Lenox Hill Hospital. MERS was discovered about two years ago in Saudi Arabia, and is ...
Worst US measles outbreak in 20 years is due to overseas travel
http://www.norwalkreflector.com/article/4540491
After declaring in 2000 that measles had been eliminated from the U.S. through a successful vaccination program, government officials now say the number of confirmed cases has reached a 20-year high as people who get the disease abroad bring it back to ...
Study says fans headed to Brazil risk getting infectious diseases
http://www.canada.com/health/Study+says+fans+headed+Brazil+risk+getting+infectious+diseases/9871017/story.html
To gauge what kind of disease threats foreigners face, researchers headed by Mary Wilson of Harvard University's School of Public Health looked at data from the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network, a sampling of travel-medicine clinics on six continents.
Health Problems Of Frequent Flyers
http://www.boldsky.com/health/wellness/2014/health-problems-of-frequent-flyers-20140531160650-040367.html
Health problems are quite common for people who travel and fly often. In a flight there may be a lot of people around and that can be one big reason for getting infected with various diseases. Problems of flying frequently can also make you feel ...
Logan travelers warned about MERS virus
http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2014/05/12/logan-travelers-warned-they-might-have-been-exposed-deadly-mers-virus/LnNSCdiXIjKlfVRpWLqAOK/story.html
?The risk to the US general public from MERS still remains very low,? Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, said in a statement. The agency is not recommending that Americans alter their ...
