Common and Uncommon

Health Concerns

How To Stay Healthy in the Caribbean

For serious health concerns, read the latest Travelers' Health Information for travelers to the Caribbean, from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Yet of all the potential health concerns, overexposure to the sun is the most common problem.

The Caribbean sun is among the most intense in the world. It's at its worst between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Gradual exposure to it is mandatory to avoid that painful Larry The Lobster look.  

Topics 

Recommended Immunizations

Coping with Heat & Dehydration

Allergies Can Crop Up Anywhere

Surviving Seasickness

Stomach Upsets

Finding a Doctor  

HIV/Aids Threat

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