Immunization. Around the world in 80 shots
Lange, W.R.; Kreider, S.D.
Postgraduate Medicine 73(2): 219-226
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-5481 PMID: 6823457 Document Number: 220034
Physicians counseling patients who are planning major travels should make sure that baseline immunizations (diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, polio, measles, rubella) and any necessary boosters are current. In addition, several other immunizations may be warranted (yellow fever, typhoid, and cholera), depending on destination(s) and itinerary, and prophylaxis for malaria may be advisable. As worldwide requirements for immunization do change, the physician should verify current requirements before planning an immunization schedule for a particular patient.