Travel Clinic

Bring back happy memories, not health problems.

Whether traveling for business or pleasure, most people do not think about the possibility of acquiring a travel-related illness.  In fact, travel in undeveloped countries and many foreign or tropical countries outside of resort areas, does entail some risks for acquiring local or travel-related infections or other illnesses.  The Travel Clinic at Amarillo Diagnostic Clinic is available to assist you with problems in this regard.  We have a full-service clinic with disease-prevention strategies, information, vaccinations and medications available for travel essentially anywhere in the world. We have an Infection Disease specialist trained in Tropical Medicine and Public Health for consultation.

Staying healthy when you travel.

People are basically the same no matter where you travel.

But the diseases and illnesses can be very different.

The bacteria and germs that live in one country can be very different from those of another region. That's why lots of people get sick when they travel - they don't have natural immunity to these germs (or put another way, their bodies haven't yet learned how to defend themselves against these new, potentially health-threatening invaders). A common example of this is " traveler's diarrhea," which often occur when visitors drink tap water while away. Ever notice how the locals don't suffer from this malady? That's because they have natural immunity to the bacteria that are present in their water and you don't.

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