Travel infections are illnesses uncommon in the UK that athletes and staff can catch at competitions and camps abroad, and most are preventable with preparation weeks before departure.
The sport and exercise medicine (SEM) clinician plans for 4 areas: travellers' diarrhoea, the most common, pre-travel immunisation, malaria prevention and insect bite avoidance. Destination advice changes often, so check the current country page on TravelHealthPro, from the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC).
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