Services in our Travel Clinic These are our services: • Pre and Post travel counseling • Vaccination and certification. view Price List • Malaria prevention and prophylaxis. • Health check up and certificate • Rabies post-exposure treatment• Information center for tropical diseases and emerging diseases • Laboratory diagnostic test for malaria, parasites, and other tropical diseases • …
Malaria Prevention in Travelers Since malaria in Thailand and in South East Asia are the multi drug resistance strain. The used of antimalarial prophylaxis should be advised by qualified medical staff only. Over-the-counter antimalarial drug is not recommended. In our clinic we provide counseling on basic knowledge of malaria, epidemiology, how to prevent…
Malaria map in Southeast Asia The information in this page is derived from “Mekong Malaria II” which is published in The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health Volume 34 (supplement 4) 2003. This monograph could not be done without strong collaborations. Major contributors were SEAMEO Trop Med Networks, Faculty of Tropical…
Training opportunities in Tropical and Travel Medicine 1. Formal Training Courses: DTM&H, MCTM, MSc (Tropmed), Ph.D. (TropMed) The Bangkok School of Tropical Medicine, the educational arm of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, offers regular postgraduate programs, from graduate diploma to doctoral levels. The school is acknowledged and approved by the American Society…
Education and Research Apart from service part in “Thai Travel Clinic”, our staffs also play majors role in research and education as well. We established our academic part, the “Travel Medicine Research Unit” since 2006. It is the part of Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine in faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University. We…
Travelers from the western world may acquire tropical infections while they travel in the tropics. There are many symptoms that suggest tropical infections such as fever, diarrhea, skin rash, etc. These group of patients may develop symptoms while or after their trips. They should tell the doctors about their travel history to help the doctors…
24 Hrs Emergency Service for Malaria checking Malaria is a fatal diseases especially with delay treatment. If you have fever while or traveling in the malaria risk area, you should seek for medical care immediately. Symptoms of malaria included fever with or without chill, headache, abdominal pain, myalgia, nausea and vomiting. Fever is…
Career Opportunity Home » Archives for admin » Page 5 Although travel medicine is relatively new field in medicine, it is becoming increasingly more important especially in the era of globalization. Our institute, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol university has a clear mission to be a leader in Travel Medicine in Thailand. We play a major role in all aspects of…
Japanese Encephalitis Compiled By : Assoc.Prof. Chukiat Sirivichayakul Assist.Prof. Achara Asavanich Produced By : Information leaflet committee, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University and Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus. Transmission to man is mainly by the mosquito Culex tritaeniorrhynchus, which breeds in rice fields. Transmission Pigs are amplifying hosts of this…
Filariasis Compiled By : Assist. Prof. Narumon Komalamisra Assist. Prof. Achara Asavanich Produced By : Information leaflet committee, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University and Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health Filariasis Filariasis is caused by a filarial worm which is a thread-like round worm inhabitiong the lymphatic system of humans. Mosquitoes are the main vectors of this disease. Distinct symptoms are…
