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

HIV and sexually-transmitted diseases

HIV and other STDs are acquired through unprotected intercourse; however there are other ways that you can acquire these diseases.

• There is a risk from either blood or sexual contact
• Do not have unprotected intercourse
• Most potential blood contact from Road Traffic Accidents
• Avoid any skin piercing, tattoos, acupuncture, ear or body piercing
• Sexual contact is often associated with alcohol