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12 riskiest countries for travel-related illness - SFGate
Some years ago, a young travel writer who was about to take his first overseas trip – to West Africa – got these five words of advice from an older, more experienced colleague: "Brush your teeth with beer." Why? Because travelers to certain parts of the world face a significant risk of debilitating water-borne disease if they don't take some simple precautions.
That advice about the questionable contents of water systems in less-developed nations, even in hotels, still holds for many of the world's exotic destinations. A new report from medical travel in
Insurance provider GetGoing summarizes which countries pose the greatest threat of illness to travelers, how diseases are most commonly transmitted, and how to protect yourself if you go there.
Some years ago, a young travel writer who was about to take his first overseas trip – to West Africa – got these five words of advice from an older, more experienced colleague: "Brush your teeth with beer." Why? Because travelers to certain parts of the world face a significant risk of debilitating water-borne disease if they don't take some simple precautions.
That advice about the questionable contents of water systems in less-developed nations, even in hotels, still holds for many of the world's exotic destinations. A new report from medical travel in
Insurance provider GetGoing summarizes which countries pose the greatest threat of illness to travelers, how diseases are most commonly transmitted, and how to protect yourself if you go there.