Healthy Wedding Vacations

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Honeymoons

 

 

 

 

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Wedding Travel Plans

 

Many couples go away to exotic vacations on their honeymoon or have the entire wedding party go with them.

 

We have produced a pamphlet to help you avoid problems on your special day through simple planning and awareness of pitfalls.

 

Exotic destinations may require vaccinations or even malaria medications to avoid illness. Each country has different risks. Western Europe and Australia may be relatively risk free but travelers to the Caribbean, Asia, Africa and elsewhere may need help.

 

We operate a fee information line for travel to specific destinations and the approximate cost of these vaccines and medications .

 

Our guidelines are developed from the latest Centre for Disease Control, World Health Organization .

 

If you need an appointment our staff will arrange that for you. Urgent appointments may also be provided if needed. Travel vaccination visits are not covered by Manitoba Health, but we will discuss the costs first.

 


Recommendations

 

We recommend vaccines based on your type of trip, your existing health and poor vaccines. Some diseases are rare yet serious. Not every traveler needs the same vaccines, so we will advise as to what vaccines are required and which ones are recommended .

 

Recommendations are made on the actual cost of certain vaccines against the likelihood of catching something.

 

Malaria Advice

 

Malaria medications are recommended based on their effectiveness in areas where resistant forms have arisen, prior reactions to anti-malarials, and their cost. There is some choice in using different agents. All anti-malarials should be started before entering the country (to build up a blood level) and after the trip (to kill off any surviving parasites in the blood stream). No medication will protect against malaria. It only prevents life threatening malaria. It is always important to avoid all mosquitoes and bites and see someone knowledable in Tropical diseases after your trip.

 


Immunization Safety

 

All vaccines used in this clinic are safe and approved by Health Canada to prevent significant diseases. There is no credible evidence to support links to immunization with autism, diabetes or multiple sclerosis. Despite numerous claims by non-medical people. We will provide recent journal articles and websites, as well as statements from the MS Society and Canadian Diabetes Association supporting the use of immunization as a safe and beneficial way to prevent disease on request. If you have any concerns before receiving any vaccination please let us know. Some live vaccines should not be given to individuals who are pregnant, allergic or immuno compromised. All vaccines are for your health and you may be declined at anytime.

 

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Returning Travelers

 

We are available for returning travelers with suspicious fever (should always be considered malaria until proven otherwise even if medication was taken), persistent diarrhea or other travel related problems.

 

Other Concerns

 

We also will advise travelers with specific medical conditions-very young or old, pregnant, diabetes, HIV, and other diseases as to how to minimize problems abroad. We also provide for other groups with special needs-expeditions, overseas workers, and SCUBA divers.

 

Other topics available on pamphlet at our website:

 

General Information

Travel Safety

Travelers Diarrhea

Altitude Illness

Malaria

Yellow Fever/Dengue Fever

West Nile Virus

Scuba-Fit to Dive

Scuba-First Aid Diving Injuries

Sports Medicine Series

Raves and Ecstasy

And others…

 


The following vaccinations and services are not covered by Manitoba Health:

 

Visit Fee- $40.00

Follow-up Visits -$20.00

Hepatitis A- $55.00

Children's Hepatitis A dose- $27.50

Hepatitis B- $30.00

Children's Hepatitis B dose- $30.00

Twinrix (combination of Hep A & B) - $59.00

Children's Twinrix dose- $29.50

Typhoid- $35.00

Mantoux Test- $20.00 (also called TB test)

Yellow Fever- $75.00

TD, Polio, and MMR are all covered under Manitoba Health

 

Sports Medicine Services:

All of our sports medicine visits are covered by Manitoba Health with no additional charges excepting casts and injections.

 

Our other online resources:

Descriptions of traveler's issues

Links to resources

Forum for returning travelers

www.skylarkmedicalclinic.com

 

Skylark Medical Clinic

264 Tache Avenue

Winnipeg, MB R2H 1Z9

Ph: 453-9107 Fax: 453-9115