Health Tip: Prevent Travelers’ Diarrhea

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A vacation or business trip to a developing country can lead to a nasty case of travelers’ diarrhea — if you’re not careful.

The U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
offers this advice on what to avoid during travel to developing nations:

• Drinking tap water.
• Using tap water to make ice, prepare foods or drinks or brush your teeth.
• Drinking juice or milk products that have not been pasteurized — heated to kill harmful microbes, viruses, bacteria and parasites.
• Eating food from street vendors.
• Eating meat, fish or shellfish that is raw, undercooked or not served hot.
• Eating raw vegetables and most raw fruits.

Source: HealthDay

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