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 6 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…
Map of Thai Travel Clinicof the Hospital for Tropical Diseases (click on map for larger image) Instruction: How to visit us By the BTS Sky Train (Click here for DETAIL MAP)1) Take BTS skytrain to Victory Monument station (click here for BTS route map) 2) Get off at Victory Monument station3) Take exit 34) Walk…
VaccineCost in Baht Hand-foot-mouth vaccine (EV71) 2,701Cholera vaccine (Shanchol®) 503Dengue vaccine (Dengvaxia®) 2,910Dengue vaccine (Qdenga®) 1,639 New JE vaccine SA14-14-2 (CD JEvax®, Imojev®) 500Hepatitis A+B (Twinrix®) 1,045Hepatitis A vaccine (Avaxim160®) 1,356Hepatitis A vaccine for children (Vaqta®)780Hepatitis B vaccine294HPV vaccine 4 Strains (Gardasil®) 2,564HPV vaccine 9 Strains (Gardasil 9®) 5,593Influenza vaccine (Southern strains 2024) 331High-dose Influenza vaccine 1,568Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Menquadfi®)…
Extended Service on Saturday (9-12am) Due to increasing number of travelers attending our travel clinic, we decide to extend our service hour on Saturday morning (9-12am). For your convenience, it is strongly recommended to make an appointment before visiting us, however,…
OUR STAFFS Our Clinicians 1. Dr. Watcharapong Piyaphanee (HEAD) M.D., Dip Thai Board of Internal Medicine, Dip Travel Medicine MFTM RCPS (Glasgow), Dip Thai Board of Preventive Medicine (Travel Medicine), Certificate in Travel HealthTM 2. Assit. Prof. Udomsak Silachamroon M.D., DTM&H, Dip Thai Board of Internal Medicine, Dip in Pulmonary Medicine, Dip Thai Board of…
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) About Travelers’ diarrhea Complied by: Dr. Watcharapong Piyaphanee Produced by: Information Leaflet Committee, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol Universit What’s Travelers’ diarrhea? Travelers’ diarrhea is the most common illness affecting travelers. Every countries is at risk for travelers’ diarrhea. But most cases occur in developing countries of Latin America, Africa,…
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Compiled By : Assoc.Prof. Chukiat Sirivichayakul Assist.Prof. Achara Asavanich Ms. Vipa Prariyanuphan Produced By : Information leaflet committee, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University and Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health The causative agent of denfue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is dengue virus, of which there are 4 serotypes. When a person is infected with dengue virus for…
