Legionnaire’s disease is an uncommon form of pneumonia which occasionally occurs in holidaymakers. It is spread through aerosols of water containing the legionella germ, usually through poorly maintained cooling towers or air conditioning systems. It is treatable with antibiotics. There is no vaccine. Read More

Incubation period: 5 to 25 days Read More

This is probably the most common problem encountered abroad. It can be caused by either contaminated food or water. Most food and water-borne illnesses are spread via the faecal-oral route; or more bluntly, the food that you eat or water you drink has been contaminated by faeces. Read More

Incubation period: 1 to 6 days Read More

Incubation period:

2 to 5 days Read More

Incubation period:

1 to 11 days (usually 2 to 5 days) Read More

This information will help you understand what causes traveller’s diarrhoea (TD), how to protect against getting it, and (in case you do get TD) how to treat your illness to limit its impact on your travel schedule. While it is important to take preventive measures against TD, those measures cannot be relied on to be 100% effective, especially in high-risk environments where 40% or more of all travellers will get TD. Read More