Lesson 1Hepatitis A and B: risk rationale, schedules and accelerated options, special considerationsThis part looks at hep A and B risks for travellers, from food, water, blood contacts. It checks usual and fast schedules, combo jabs, after-exposure choices, and extras for long-term liver issues.
Hepatitis A risk by destination and behaviorHepatitis B risk from sex, work, and proceduresStandard and accelerated vaccine schedulesCombined A/B vaccines and catch-up planningChronic liver disease and immunocompromised careLesson 2Vaccine safety, contraindications, pregnancy considerations, and managing vaccine interactionsThis part goes over main jab safety rules, full and partial no-gos, and care in pregnancy and weak immunity, stressing how to mix jabs, drug clashes, and advice on side effects for travellers.
Screening for contraindications and precautionsLive versus inactivated vaccines in travelersVaccination in pregnancy and breastfeedingManaging immunosuppressed and chronically ill travelersCoadministration, spacing, and drug interactionsLesson 3COVID-19 vaccination and boosters: current recommendations for travelers and timing before departureThis part sums up latest COVID-19 jab and booster advice for travellers, picking products, variant updates, and timing before leaving. It covers high-risk folks, mixing jabs, and papers for entry rules.
Assessing baseline COVID-19 vaccination statusCurrent booster indications and product choiceTiming doses before departure and eventsHigh-risk travelers and additional precautionsCoadministration and proof for border controlsLesson 4Japanese encephalitis: risk assessment for rural India and Amazon-edge exposures, vaccine indications and timingThis part tackles Japanese encephalitis risk for bush India and Amazon border trips, bug habits, seasons, contacts. It covers jab needs, schedules, timing before go, and talk on leftover risk.
Geographic and seasonal risk in India and AmazonIdentifying high-risk itineraries and activitiesJE vaccine products, schedules, and age limitsTiming doses before departure and boostersResidual risk and mosquito avoidance counselingLesson 5Meningococcal vaccines: epidemiology in West Africa and indications for short-term travelersThis part reviews meningococcal patterns in West Africa, meningitis zone, seasons. It explains jab types, needs for short trips, timing before leave, and papers for Hajj and Umrah.
Meningitis belt geography and seasonalitySerogroups and available vaccine formulationsIndications for short-term and high-risk travelersTiming, boosters, and coadministrationHajj, Umrah, and country entry requirementsLesson 6Rabies pre-exposure vaccination: risk assessment for jungle and rural work, schedule, and post-exposure implicationsThis part explains rabies risk for bush and village work, animal carriers, contacts. It details before-exposure jab schedules, fast options, and how past jabs change after-bite treatment needs.
Rabies epidemiology and key animal reservoirsRisk assessment for jungle and rural travelersStandard and accelerated pre-exposure schedulesSerologic testing and booster considerationsPost-exposure management in previously vaccinatedLesson 7Typhoid fever: oral vs injectable vaccines, indications for Nigeria and India, timing and efficacyThis part compares mouth and jab typhoid vaccines, immune response, protection time, side effects. It stresses needs, timing, strength for trips to Nigeria and India, mixing with other pre-trip jabs.
Typhoid risk in Nigeria and India by itineraryOral Ty21a schedule, efficacy, and limitationsInjectable Vi polysaccharide schedule and efficacyChoosing oral vs injectable for specific travelersBooster timing and coordination with other vaccinesLesson 8Yellow fever: indication, evidence for Nigeria and Brazil (Amazon), timing, contraindications, and international certificate rulesThis part covers yellow fever patterns, jab needs, proof for risk in Nigeria and Brazil Amazon. It details timing, no-gos, side events, and global cert rules for travellers.
Yellow fever transmission in Nigeria and BrazilAssessing individual risk and vaccine indicationContraindications and precautions to vaccinationTiming, boosters, and managing side effectsInternational certificate rules and exemptionsLesson 9Polio: adult booster considerations for travel to endemic or outbreak-risk countriesThis part reviews world polio patterns and spots travellers needing adult polio boosters for hot zones or outbreak risks. It covers timing, papers, linking with other jabs and global health rules.
Current polio-endemic and outbreak countriesDetermining need for adult IPV boosterBooster timing before departure and durationDocumentation and IHR-related requirementsIntegrating IPV with other travel vaccinesLesson 10Routine immunizations review and catch-up relevant for adult travelers (Td/Tdap, MMR, varicella, IPV, HPV, annual influenza)This part checks adult regular jabs key for travellers, like tetanus, measles, chickenpox, polio, HPV, flu. You'll spot gaps, use catch-up plans, and rank updates before global trips.
Assessing adult vaccine history and documentationTd/Tdap boosters and wound management abroadMMR and varicella immunity for international travelIPV, HPV, and age-specific considerationsAnnual influenza vaccination and travel timing
