TY - JOUR T1 - Recommended vaccines for international travelers to India. AU - Verma,Ramesh, AU - Khanna,Pardeep, AU - Chawla,Suraj, PY - 2014/12/9/entrez PY - 2014/12/9/pubmed PY - 2016/6/21/medline KW - disability KW - disease KW - immunizations KW - traveler KW - vaccines SP - 2455 EP - 7 JF - Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics JO - Hum Vaccin Immunother VL - 11 IS - 10 N2 - India's tourism industry generated 6.6% of the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during 2012. International travel to India is predicted to grow at an average annual rate of ∼ 8% over the next decade. The number of foreign tourists has increased by 9% to 5.8 million. Approximately 8% of travelers to developing countries require medical care during or after travel; the main diagnoses are vaccine-preventable diseases. Travelers to India can be exposed to various infectious diseases; water-borne, water-related, and zoonotic diseases may be imported to India where the disease is not endemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that all international travelers should be up to date with routine vaccinations. The recommended vaccinations for travelers to India vary according to the traveler's age, immunization history, existing medical conditions, duration, legal requirements for entry into countries being visited, travelers preferences, and values. Travelers should consult with a doctor so that there is sufficient time for completion of optimal vaccination schedules. No matter where traveling, one should be aware of potential exposure to certain organisms that can cause severely illnesses, even death. There is no doubt that vaccines have reduced or virtually eliminated many diseases that killed or severely disabled children and adults just a few generations ago. Thus, travelers must take recommended vaccines per schedule before traveling to India. SN - 2164-554X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/25483659/Recommended_vaccines_for_international_travelers_to_India_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -