Get vaccinated to avoid typhoid

There are a number of things that you have to prepare yourself for when going on holiday, such as getting holiday insurance and planning to avoid the prospect of having a holiday accident for which you may need to make a no win, no fee claim. But what about getting yourself vaccinated, is that high up on your list?

It has been reported that there is a worrying increase in the amount of people who are not bothering to get themselves vaccinated when they travel to exotic holiday destinations, meaning that they are contracting diseases and then bringing them back into the UK.

Specifically, there has been a 69% rise in typhoid cases in the past few years, many of which have originated abroad, according to the Health Protection Agency.

Typhoid is caught through contaminated food and water and can be life threatening, killing a total of 600,000 thousand people each year, unless it is treated quickly with antibiotics.

According to a survey of more than 1,000 people in the UK, one in three are not aware of which diseases can be prevented by vaccination with almost two-thirds not realising that typhoid could be avoided by such measures. Read more about tropical diseases.

Around two million deaths are prevented worldwide every year as a result of vaccination and the World Health Organisation has estimated that by 2015 this could rise to a promising four to five million.

However, if you sustain an illness when abroad you are not only bringing the problem back with you and putting other people at risk, there is also little scope for you to make a compensation claim.

There are many instances in which you could make a holiday accident claim, from slipping on a wet restaurant floor to contracting illness from your hotel's swimming pool. However, contracting illness which you could have avoided by getting a recommended vaccination would essentially be your own fault and you would have no one to make a no win, no fee claim against.

Find out more about available vaccines by visiting www.uvig.org.

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Have you sustained personal injury or illness as a result of a holiday accident that was not your fault? You could be in a position to make a no win, no fee claim for compensation.

We are aware that being involved in a holiday accident can not only ruin your holiday but also cause you a great deal of inconvenience when you return home and we are here to make sure that you receive the compensation that you deserve.

You can make a claim for pain, suffering, lost earnings, medical expenses and more, all on a no win, no fee basis.

In addition to working under the no win, no fee agreement, we guarantee that you won't pay a penny to anyone at any time and that you will receive 100% compensation when your claim is a success.

To find out more about our services chat to us online via our e-chat facility, send us a call back request for the time that's most suitable for you to talk, fill out an online claim form with details of your holiday accident and injury or give us a call on 0800 10 757 95.