美国国家公共电台 NPR Tips For Staying Healthy When Traveling Abroad

 

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

If you're lucky enough to travel abroad this summer, you may spend the days and weeks beforehand focused on making sure you don't forget anything - passport, sunscreen, guidebook. But what about a vaccine¹? A recent study of overseas travelers found that doctors and nurses failed to give the measles² vaccine to half of travelers who were eligible³ for it. And vaccines⁴ are not the only health worry that there is, of course. NPR's Michaeleen Doucleff has a few tips to keep you healthy that travel clinics often overlook.

MICHAELEEN DOUCLEFF, BYLINE⁵: Let's start off with what's most likely to make you sick while traveling this year. That's food poisoning. About a quarter of all international travelers will have some type of stomach problem. Dr. Daniel Leung at the University of Utah says clinicians often advise watching what you eat to prevent food poisoning. They even have a little catchy⁶ phrase to help you remember it.

DANIEL LEUNG: Boil it, cook it, peel it or forget it. That's on a number of recommendations by the CDC, and it seems to be our kind of traditional recommendation to travelers.

DOUCLEFF: But Leung says there really isn't scientific evidence that watching what you eat prevents food poisoning. Several studies have found that it doesn't do much good. However, a study back in the '80s did find one thing that could help. Many clinicians seem to have forgotten about it. But it's cheap. It's safe. And it's a beautiful pink color.

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UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: Hey, there's Pepto Bismol - nausea⁷, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTORS: (Singing) Yay, Pepto Bismol.

DOUCLEFF: Yep, I'm talking about Pepto Bismol or anything with its active ingredient - bismuth subsalicylate.

LEUNG: There are studies that have shown that Pepto Bismol taken four times a day as a preventative is effective in preventing traveler's diarrhea.

DOUCLEFF: It can cut the risk in half, and it doesn't matter the liquid or the pill form. Just take a few doses before each meal, and then cross your fingers. OK, the second tip I have is about those vaccines. Dr. Gary Brunette is the chief of the Travelers' Health branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He says clinicians sometimes forget one of the CDC's key recommendations.

GARY BRUNETTE: All the routine childhood vaccines should be up to date before someone travels.

DOUCLEFF: Before travel anywhere, even just a quick hop⁸ to Europe or Mexico. The so-called routine vaccines Brunette is talking about are all the shots recommended for kids. There's about a dozen of them for the measles, meningitis, hepatitis. The list is long. Add on top of that any vaccine you might need for a specific place, and things get pretty complicated. So to be sure you don't miss any vaccines, the CDC has come up with a new app called TravWell. You type in your destination, when you're traveling and poof.

BRUNETTE: It will suggest the vaccines and medication you probably need and will ask you to take those recommendations to your doctor so that you can have a discussion of what's appropriate for you.

DOUCLEFF: Brunette says he even uses the app himself because it just makes getting ready for a big trip easier and less stressful. Michaeleen Doucleff, NPR News.

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1 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

2 measles   

n.麻疹，风疹，包虫病，痧子

参考例句：

• The doctor is quite definite about Tom having measles.医生十分肯定汤姆得了麻疹。
• The doctor told her to watch out for symptoms of measles.医生叫她注意麻疹出现的症状。

3 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

4 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 catchy   

adj.易记住的，诡诈的，易使人上当的

参考例句：

• We need a new slogan.The old one's not catchy enough.我们需要新的口号，旧的不够吸引人。
• The chorus is very catchy to say the least.副歌部分很容易上口。

7 nausea   

n.作呕，恶心；极端的憎恶(或厌恶)

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕期常有恶心的现象。
• He experienced nausea after eating octopus.吃了章鱼后他感到恶心。

8 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？