When planning family vacations, check that everyone, adults included, are up-to-date on their vaccinations, lest one of you returns home with a souvenir you didn’t bargain for – a vaccine-preventable disease. Such souvenirs do not require visiting Equatorial Africa. A trip to Disneyworld or a Caribbean cruise could suffice. 1. Fewer American children are being […]
Influenza/Children Repost
February 16, 2018 by
Hi reader: This article “Children/Influenza/Travel) is a repeat. It first appeared several weeks ago. Some clinics asked us to repost it. Karl Neumann MD This winter, keep influenza (“flu”) in mind when planning travel for your family. 1. The winter of 2018 will be a significant flu season. The disease has already spread to virtually […]
Influenza/Children
January 28, 2018 by
This winter, keep influenza (“flu”) in mind when planning travel for your family. 1. The winter of 2018 will be a significant flu season. The disease has already spread to virtually all parts of the country. The flu virus currently circulating has a history of causing severe illness in infants, and this year’s vaccine is […]
Children/Travel/Immunizations
November 4, 2016 by
When planning family vacations, check that everyone is up-to-date on their vaccinations. Adults included. Travel increases the risk of catching a host of preventable diseases: measles, mumps, rubella, meningitis and whooping cough (pertussis), to name just a few. And you need not visit Equatorial Africa to become infected. Anyone not fully vaccinated can become infected […]
Travel/Breast-feeding
October 19, 2016 by
“I carry a light-weight blanket when I travel with my breast-fed infant. If someone seems bothered by my nursing – even though I do it discreetly – I offer them the blanket so they can cover their eyes.” (From a website on breast-feeding.) 1. No reason to curtail your travel plans because you breast-feed. Stories […]
Is Travel Safe During Pregnancy?
March 13, 2016 by
The uproar regarding pregnant women visiting Zika-infected countries bolsters the opinion that travel during pregnancy is never without some risk. The fetus, the littlest traveler of all, the hitchhiker, so to speak, seemingly safely and comfortably imbedded in the uterus, is susceptible to many travel-related conditions and illnesses. Travel further complicates pregnancy by removing women […]
Update: Zika virus/infants and children/travel
February 12, 2016 by
(Last week’s article is repeated at the end of this article. It may be helpful to read that article first.) February 11, 2016. To stay current with the latest on the Zika virus you’ll need to constantly process new and often conflicting reports peppered with words and phrases such as “possibly”, “apparently” and “the latest information […]
Zika virus/Infants and children/Travel to infected countries
February 2, 2016 by
Should families with infants and young children postpone travel to countries where the Zika virus is currently circulating? February 1, 2016. Travel with infants and young children to such areas appears to be safe. There are no restrictions. Presently both the US Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization recommend restricting travel only […]
Lyme disease/children: What you should know
May 31, 2015 by
Add Lyme disease to the ever-growing list of illnesses you need to be familiar with to keep your family healthy. 1. Know where and when it occurs. The disease is most commonly seen in rural areas of the Northeast from Virginia to Maine, northern California, and the northern Midwest but can occur almost anywhere in […]
Rabies/Children/At home and abroad
April 23, 2015 by
Protecting your kids from a dozen or so nasty childhood diseases has become a no-brainer. You take them regularly to where they get their shots and you can relax. Available vaccines are extremely safe and effective. Protecting your kids from rabies is different – it’s up to you. 1. Rabies is caused by a virus. […]
