High Risk Diseases for Travelers

There are many diseases that pose a high risk for travelers. Listed in the directory below are some of the diseases, for which we have provided overviews.

• African Trypanosomiasis ("African Sleeping Sickness")
• BSE ("Mad Cow Disease") and nvCJD  Cholera
• Dengue Fever
• Diarrheal Diseases
• E. coli
• Encephalitis
• Fish Poisoning
• HIV / AIDS
• Hepatitis A
• Influenza
• Lyme Disease
• Malaria
• Meningitis
• Rabies
• Tuberculosis (TB)
• Typhoid Fever
• Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
• Yellow Fever

Travel Medicine and Immunization Clinic
at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago

At Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, we offer comprehensive services for travelers of all ages, everything from immunizations before your trip to care after you return.

At our Travel Medicine and Immunization Clinic, the international traveler benefits from the years of experience and expertise of our highly trained and well-traveled clinical staff.

For more information, visit the Travel Medicine and Immunization Clinic home page.

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