BHI Travel Health Cork

• Travel advice
• Before you leave
• List of travel vaccines
• Long-haul flights
• Water hygiene
• Food-borne diseases
• Malaria
• Protection against insect bites
• Altitude sickness
• Sun exposure
• Swimming
• Rabies
• HIV and STDs
• When you return

Long-haul flights

Long-haul flights can be quite a regular occurence these days. Follow these simple steps to look after yourself and to make the most of your visit once you arrive:

• For each hour time zone you cross your body may need up to one whole day to recuperate.
• Try and sleep on the plane
• When awake, walk about to maintain the circulation
• Avoid too much alcohol
• When you arrive, get out into the sunlight to help your body acclimatise
• Try not to return to work for 24 hours after a long haul flight