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Welcome to MyVaccs Diseases. This page allows you to find quick,
concise information on certain travel related diseases. Please select
a disease from the list below.

Disease Info

Diseases	Lyme Disease
Anthrax Chicken Pox Cholera Diphtheria Haemophilus Influenzae Type B Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Human Papillomavirus Influenza Japanese Encephalitis B Lyme Disease Measles Meningococcal Infection Mumps Pertussis (whooping cough) Pneumococcal Infection Polio Rabies Rubella Smallpox Swine Flu Tetanus Tick-Borne Encephalitis Tuberculosis Typhoid Yellow Fever	The Disease Lyme disease is a bacterial infection. You catch it from being bitten by hard-bodied ticks that are infected by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. The ticks pass the bacteria to humans through feeding on blood. Lyme disease is easily treated with antibiotics. However, if left untreated, it can infect the heart, joints and nervous system. Symptoms start with a small scab on the skin where the bite took place. Latterly a reddish rash will appear. Further symptoms include, tiredness, headache and flu like symptoms.
Distribution Lyme disease can occur anywhere that ticks are found in the UK. Forestry, heath land, moors, heather land are just some examples. Elsewhere, areas of high incidence are the United States, France, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria and the Baltic republics. Peak times of the year for tick bites are late spring, early summer and autumn. Recently (2009) there has been an increase in the number of reported cases in Scotland.
Vaccination Various vaccinations are available however they are not generally available to the public.
Notes for Travellers There is a considerable risk to travellers in all areas where ticks are prevalent. This risk is increased if people are in engaged in activities that are considered high risk, such as camping or hill walking. Precautions to avoid tick bites should always be taken.
Related information Always remember to check your personal circumstances and those of your family with a medical professional prior to vaccination and travel. MyVaccs is unable to guarantee the accuracy of the information provided on these pages and is unable to provide detailed information on the risks/side effects of vaccinations. For further information please visit The World Health Organisation: www.who.int/en/ or the NHS: www.nhs.uk

Diseases

Lyme Disease

The Disease

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection. You catch it from being bitten by hard-bodied ticks that are infected by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. The ticks pass the bacteria to humans through feeding on blood. Lyme disease is easily treated with antibiotics. However, if left untreated, it can infect the heart, joints and nervous system. Symptoms start with a small scab on the skin where the bite took place. Latterly a reddish rash will appear. Further symptoms include, tiredness, headache and flu like symptoms.

Distribution

Lyme disease can occur anywhere that ticks are found in the UK. Forestry, heath land, moors, heather land are just some examples. Elsewhere, areas of high incidence are the United States, France, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria and the Baltic republics. Peak times of the year for tick bites are late spring, early summer and autumn.
Recently (2009) there has been an increase in the number of reported cases in Scotland.

Vaccination

Various vaccinations are available however they are not generally available to the public.

Notes for Travellers

There is a considerable risk to travellers in all areas where ticks are prevalent. This risk is increased if people are in engaged in activities that are considered high risk, such as camping or hill walking. Precautions to avoid tick bites should always be taken.

Related information

Always remember to check your personal circumstances and those of your family with a medical professional prior to vaccination and travel. MyVaccs is unable to guarantee the accuracy of the information provided on these pages and is unable to provide detailed information on the risks/side effects of vaccinations. For further information please visit The World Health Organisation: www.who.int/en/ or the NHS: www.nhs.uk

The materials on this Website are for general information only and are in no circumstances a substitute for professional medical advice. You should always consult your GP or other healthcare professional on any vaccinations or other healthcare matters, and before travelling abroad. You should not delay in contacting your GP or healthcare professional because of information accessed through the Website. All vaccination information provided on the Website is to complement a fully completed routine childhood vaccination schedule in line with current recommendations for life in Britain.

Vaccinations do not protect against the majority of health problems encountered by travellers and extra care and preventative measures must always be taken. This Website is not in any way related to or regulated by the National Health Service or any other health authority. We strongly recommend you keep a copy of any information you upload to the Website – your Myvaccs Profile is intended to complement (not replace) your existing personal and NHS health records.