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Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases
Even if vaccinated, the traveler still faces a number of potential health problems. Travelers to remote or mountainous areas could come into contact with rare infectious diseases. In the following text we highlight several of these problems.
Diseases Transmitted by Mosquitos
Diseases Transmitted by Ticks or Other Insects
- Chagas Disease (American Trypanosumiasis)
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF)
Diseases Transmitted by Humans and Animals
See also Insect and Animal Bites to learn how to prevent insect bites and how to recognize and treat both insect and animal bites.
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My name is Laura Read. I had a hysterectomy in Hermosillo, Mexico in August of 2011 with Dr. Jose Gonzalez. So my doctor, my OB here in the states let me know that I needed a hysterectomy. Unfortunately I don’t have insurance and to have that surgery here in the states, just to walk into the hospital I needed $20,000, which I did not have.
I did a lot of research, and my brother had had surgery in Mexico a couple years prior.
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