• Diptheria is a highly infectious bacterial infection that can infect the respiratory system and sometimes the skin. The disease is usually spread through coughing or sneezing.
• The main symptoms of Typhoid: sore throat, difficulty and/or pain on swallowing, husky voice, fever, cough and headache. A grey/yellow membrane of dead tissue may develop over the tonsils and throat which can lead to airway obstruction and breathing difficulties. Lymph glands become swollen, prominent and tender, producing a ‘bull neck’. The toxin produced may affect other organs and it can be fatal.
• Tetanus is a disease caused by a toxin produced by a bacteria called Clostridium tetani. Tetanus spores are found in soil throughout the world. The disease is acquired when material containing these spores, such as soil, contaminates a wound. The toxin released from the bacteria may then attack the nerves of the brain and spinal cord. Tetanus is not spread by person to person contact.
• Tetanus-prone wounds include the following: Certain animal bites and scratches, Burns, Puncture type wounds in a contaminated environment, eye injuries, wounds containing foreign bodies.
• Poliomyelitis (polio) is a potentially paralysing, vaccine preventable, viral infection. The virus is transmitted through food or water contaminated by infected human faeces or by direct contact with an infectious person. Polio is extremely rare in UK travellers with the last imported case occurring in 1993. Those at increased risk include travellers visiting friends and relatives, those in direct contact with an infected person, long-stay travellers, and those visiting areas of poor sanitation.
• The Vaccine Schedule: 1 Dose

Length of protection: 10 years