Travelling the world exposes you to a lot of things, but one thing that many travellers don’t think about is the exposure to germs and viruses, or the simple steps they can take to keep themselves clean, germ free and healthy. Find out how to stay germ free and avoid getting sick when you travel with these easy hygiene tips.
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Travel Hygiene And Staying Germ Free And Healthy On Your Gap Year.
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Posted in Travel Health
Posted in Travel Health
How To Avoid Mosquito Bites On Your Gap Year.
The best way to avoid contracting mosquito borne diseases like malaria, dengue and zika on your gap year, is to avoid getting bitten by mosquitoes in the first place. Here I will tell you exactly how you can protect yourself…
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Posted in Travel Video
Posted in Travel Video
The Ultimate Travellers Guide To Malaria And Antimalarials.
This ultimate guide to Malaria and antimalarials is here to give all travellers all the information they need from a qualified travel nurse to protect themselves against malaria and understand the importance of antimalarials.
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Posted in Travel Health
What Mosquito Repellent Is Best For Your Gap Year?
Using a good mosquito repellent is essential on your gap year to reduce the risk of getting bitten and contracting insect borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, zika and many more. But with so much misinformation and so many repellents…
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Posted in Travel Video
Posted in Travel Video
Bemused Backpacker Partners With Bug Off.
Bemused Backpacker is proud to partner with Bug Off! A national campaign aimed at highlighting the risk of mosquito and insect borne diseases and the importance of using insect repellents and other preventative methods during your gap year travels.
Be Mosquito Ready On Your Gap Year.
Every single year over 4 million backpackers and travellers visit parts of the world that are at risk of malaria. Less than half of them are not protecting themselves adequately enough against the mosquitoes that carry this potentially fatal disease, meaning that it is more important than ever that all travellers make themselves mosquito ready.
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Posted in Travel Health
Posted in Travel Health
Top 10 Health Mistakes Every Traveller Makes.
Travel health is an important issue for any backpacker heading off on their gap year adventures, but it is also one that so many people neglect. Here are the top 10 health mistakes every traveller makes, and how you can avoid making the same mistakes yourself.
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Posted in Travel Health, Travel Lists
Posted in Travel Health, Travel Lists
What Is Zika Virus And Why Should Travellers Be Aware Of It?
All the information travellers need on Zika for their gap year, including advice on how to prevent, diagnose and treat the disease with advice from a qualified nurse.
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Posted in Travel Health
Ask A Nurse. 10 Of Your Most Common Travel Health Questions Answered.
All of your most common travel health questions answered by a qualified travel nurse.
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Posted in Travel Health
15 Common Malaria Myths Debunked.
This article debunks some of the most common myths and misconceptions about malaria so that travellers can get the right, qualified advice on how to protect themselves.
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Posted in Travel Health
Posted in Travel Health
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