Japanese Encephalitis Travel Vaccinations

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Japanese Encephalitis Travel Vaccinations
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What is Japanese encephalitis?
Japanese encephalitis is caused by a virus. It is
passed to humans by the bite of infected
mosquitoes. It cannot be transmitted by other
humans. Japanese encephalitis is usually a mild
illness. In many cases there are no symptoms.
However, in a small number of cases (about 1 in
200 infected people) the illness is much more
serious. In these people, the infection may start
with fever, tiredness, headache, vomiting, and
sometimes confusion and agitation. This may
progress to encephalitis (inflammation of the
brain). This can cause permanent brain damage and
is fatal in some cases.
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The vaccine schedule
The vaccine stimulates your body to make
antibodies against the virus. These antibodies
protect you from illness should you become
infected with this virus. In May 2009, a new
Japanese encephalitis vaccine, Ixiaro, became
available. This is the vaccine recommended in the
UK. It is licensed for use in infants aged 2
months, and older. This is usually given as two
injections the second injection is given 28 days
after the first. Full immunity takes up to a
month to develop.
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Japanese Encephalitis at TravelDoc
IXIARO vaccine costs only 79 per dose at
TravelDoc. The primary schedule consists of two
vaccines 28 days apart. An accelerated schedule
for adultscan be given 7 days apart. The vaccine
is not live and is therefore easily
tolerated. There is no cure for Japanese
Encephalitis. It should be considered for
travellers to South East Asia, for example India,
Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, China,
Indonesia, Bali, Malaysia, Phillipines.
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