Immunizations - Lansdowne, VA: Infectious Diseases Tropical Medicine & Travel Clinic
Sarfraz A. Choudhary, M.D., F.A.C.P. Contents Patient Resources Travel Clinic Immunizations
A vaccine is a biological preparation that establishes or improves immunity to a particular disease. Vaccines can be prophylactic (e.g. to prevent or ameliorate the effects of a future infection by any natural or “wild” pathogen), or therapeutic (e.g. vaccines against cancer are also being investigated; see cancer vaccine). (Wikipedia)
Travelers should consider vaccines as their first priority. There might be many different types of vaccines that travelers might need before traveling. Call us as soon as you plan your trip to next destination. We divide vaccines into three major groups:
Routine immunization are the most common vaccines. These vaccines are for all age groups and travelers should make sure that they have these regular vaccines to help their immune system fight against any common diseases. Some of the common routine vaccines are meningitis, MMR, varicella, rotavirus, pneumonia, TaP, polio, Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B.
Please bring your records with you to your appointments to help us analyze your immune system.
There are Some vaccines that are mandated by foreign countries and travelers have to present a proof to show that you have received all necessary vaccines. Some of these vaccines are yellow fever and meningitis.
Please call us today and let us help in informing you about all the vaccines you need and how you can safeguard yourself against many lethal diseases.
These vaccines depend on your destination. There are many vaccines that are not required but physicians recommend them to their clients after analyzing your destination’s recent studies and surveys.
Please ask us about our program and how we recommend people some life-saving vaccines that might not be required for your trip.
More Information about Immunizations
Get your immunizations today. We carry a huge supply of all vaccines. Some of the very common vaccines include Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Yellow Fever, Diphtheria and more.
Polio / TMVC