About this episode

The episode discusses travel health and safety, addressing common questions and concerns about CDC recommendations and travel-related health risks.

Salaam! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger & Chris Sanford answer your questions about travel health and safety, including: If I boil water at an altitude of 14,000 feet, will it be safe to drink even though it will not achieve 100 degrees Celsius? Should I take a aspirin to prevent blood clots on a long flight? What about compression socks--will those help reduce my chances of getting a blood clot? If I have questions about my medications, who's the best source to ask? Are CDC recommendations still trustworthy, or tainted by politics and madness? What's "shared decision making" in the medical context? Will I need to worry about mosquito bites during my upcoming trip to Viet Nam? Am I at risk of catching chikungunya during my upcoming trip to Argentina? We hope you enjoy this podcast! If so, please follow us on the socials @germ.and.worm, subscribe to our RSS feed and share with your friends! We would so appreciate your rating and review to help us grow our audience. And, please visit our website: germandworm.com where you can find all our content and send us your questions and travel health anecdotes. Or, just send us an email: germandworm@gmail.com . Our…

People in this episode

Hosts: Drs. Paul Pottinger, Drs. Chris Sanford

Topics covered

• travel health
• safety
• CDC recommendations
• blood clots
• shared decision making
• mosquito bites

Keywords

• travel medicine
• health safety
• CDC trustworthiness
• blood clots prevention
• mosquito-borne diseases

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CDC

Places: Viet Nam, Argentina

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