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Healthy holidays
India is appalling when it comes to travel while holidaying because of the innumerable health concerns. However, most travel related health hazards are mundane and often avoidable. Even before the United Nations World Tourism Organisation Report announced emergence of South Asia as a tourist destination with a remarkable growth of 10 per centin terms of tourist arrivals, (double the normal growth) there has been a furore in medical tourism and its stakeholdersSo whether you'll be able to enjoy your vacation depends on how well you can keep common illness at bay and whether your immunity is strong enough to fight allergies, germs, food and water. Despite appropriate prevention, Malaria is a risk in India even today.You should promptly seek medical care in the event of a fever or flu-like illness in the country. Even in Goa, cases of Plasmodium Falciparum, a parasite related malaria has been reported in European travellers. Travel in India can still be a tedious experience given the limited availability of basic infrastructure in smaller towns and villages. It is important to chart out a well-organised travel plan. In other words, a well-equipped First Aid Box would prove to be as handy as a purse or tickets, says Dr Manish Joshi, MD, Batra Hospital, New Delhi.
As recently as 30 years ago, little was known or written about travel stress as a recognisable medical condition. Travel-stress symptoms commonly include indigestion, headaches, fatigue, respiratory ailments (asthma) and anxiety, all of which can negatively affect the traveller.Back pain, once considered the millstone for the 40+, is now a growing medical concern. Any good time is holiday time— a time of joy and good cheer. It can also be the most stressful time of the year, but yet canbe the most fulfilling and perfect way to distress and feel revitalsed, provided we minutely take care of our health.
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