Travel Clinic services are available to Winthrop University Students, Faculty, and
Staff only.
Eagles planning to travel or study abroad, please email the Travel Clinic Nurse directly
at reedyf@winthrop.edu or contact Health Services at wuhealth@winthrop.edu or 803/323-2206 to schedule an appointment.
Winthrop Travel Clinic Services Offered:
Advice on what to pack for medical and first-aid needs
Review of current health status and evaluation of health needs abroad
Review of current immunization status and prescriptions for required and recommended
vaccines specific to region of travel
Education and health information about current international health issues, including
food, water and insect precautions, and disease risks
Prescriptions for preventive medications, including malaria pills specific to your
region of travel
General rule: boil it, cook it, peel it, or forget it. Be sure to eat only fruits
and vegetables that you can wash and peel yourself. Make sure that all food is well-cooked
and avoid food from street vendors that have been sitting out.
Water: In developing countries, tap water may not be clean and drinkable as it is
in the developed world. Organisms in the water could make you sick, even if the local
population is able to drink the water, so use bottled water even to brush your teeth.
Be sure to drink only bottled, canned, or, carbonated beverages, and do not use ice
cubes.
Traveler's Diarrhea, aka Montezuma's Revenge, is generally caused by something you ate or drank and is
particularly a problem for travelers to warm climates.
Bites or stings of some insects (mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, and bees) can cause poisoning,
injury, or transmit diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, and Japanese
encephalitis.
Take advantage of preventive medicines (such as for malaria) and vaccines if indicated.
Avoid perfumes and use unscented soaps, shampoos, and deodorants.
Dress in pale colors rather than bright colors.
Use insect repellents containing 30-35% DEET, permethrin insecticide on clothing,
and mosquito netting at night if recommended.
