Health in China

Once you have built your own China holiday using our bite-sized China trips or chosen from our suggested holidays in China, it's important to get clued up on the essential information regarding health in China before you go.

Our travel specialists at China Travel Plan have taken the greatest care to ensure that the content of these pages are accurate. However, we advise our customers to seek contact with their local GP for the latest information about China travel health at least 6 weeks prior to departure.

Take a look below at some of our tips and information on health in China;

Health in China: Vaccinations

DTP: Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio. These are advised for most countries outside of Europe, the vaccination is valid for 10 years.

Hepatitis A: Choose from either short or long-term protection, long-term protection is possible for 10 years.

Typhoid fever: This vaccination is advised for any stay longer than 2 weeks in China, excluding Hong Kong. The vaccination is valid for 3 years.

Rabies: This vaccination is advised when travelling to remote areas.

Health in China: Jet Lag

Jet lag: Jet lag is when your biological clock is confused, caused by flying through different time zones. The body has to adjust to the new biorhythm for the first few days after your flight, during which time you can feel tired in the day and awake at night.

Overcoming jet lag: It's generally recommended that you drink limited amounts of coffee or alcohol during the flight, and upon arrival don't demand too much of your body for the first couple of days. It's also handy to get into the new sleeping pattern as quickly as possible.

Health in China: Diarrhoea

As well as being more active, you'll likely to eat a wider variety of strange, exotic food during your China trip, and changes in daily rhythm, the climate and your diet can make your intestines go nuts. As long as this only results in slight diarrhoea without any other symptoms, it's best to simply take it easy and drink a lot of water. If the diarrhoea continues for more than two days, or if you have any other symptoms such as fever, you should contact a physician immediately.

Diarrhoea prevention: Only drink water that has been boiled or from sealed bottles or cans. If you decide to eat from one of the many street stalls during your China trip then try to select vendors that have many customers, as this way, fresh food will be continuously prepared and not left out. It's also best not to eat meats sold by street vendors later in the day as it may have been out all day.

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