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This summer intrepid travelers everywhere are strapping on backpacks, dousing themselves in mosquito spray, and getting their inoculations — ready to embark on journeys that will take them into contact with some of the most virulent viruses and nastiest bacteria on the planet. Even those of us who aren’t going off the beaten track may end up in close quarters with microbes we’d rather not befriend. Explore some of the most common infectious diseases around the globe and how to identify them in this infographic.
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COMMON INFECTIOUS DISEASES CONTRACTED BY TRAVELLERS WORLDWIDE
Key: High Risk
3 BILLION of the world’s population live in Malaria risk areas
Plasmodium falciparum
9-14 days
P. vivax strain/ P. ovale
12-18 days
P. malariae
18-40 days
INCUBATION
Mosquito biteCommon source
MALARIA
DENGUE FEVERKey: High Risk
2 MILLION PEOPLE are hospitalised with severe Dengue symptoms each year
Mosquito biteCommon source
SYMPTOMS FeverHeadache
Rash
Muscle pain/ Aching joints
Bleeding nose, mouth, gums
SYMPTOMS FeverHeadache
DiarrhoeaMuscle painVomiting
One person represents 10,000 people
Over 40% of the world’s population
200,000 DEATHS occur due to typhoid each year, mostly in developing countries
TYPHOID FEVERKey: High Risk
SYMPTOMS FeverSevere headache
ConstipationDiarrhoea
Abdominal painNausea
Loss of appetite
Faecal contaminated waterCommon source
One person represents 10,000 people
Yellow fever can cause a fever as high as 40ºC
YELLOW FEVER
RABIES
MENINGITIS
Key: High Risk
Key: High Risk
Key: High Risk
Mosquito biteCommon source
SYMPTOMS FeverHeadache
Aching jointsVomitingNausea
Loss of appetite
Animal bite (e.g. dog, monkey)Common source
SYMPTOMS
VomitingNausea
FeverHeadache
Rash
Infected bodily fluidsCommon source
3-16 days
INCUBATION
2-14 days
INCUBATION
14-84 days
INCUBATION
FeverHeadache
Sore throatVomiting
Fatigue
Loss of appetiteInsomnia
SYMPTOMS
50,000 DEATHS occur from rabies each year, mostly contracted from dog bites
One person represents 10,000 people
30-60% of those bitten are children
Meningitis mainly affects people aged 1-30
4-10 days
INCUBATION
8-14 days
INCUBATION
