BOARDING PASS TRAVELER/CARIBBEAN SMALL BITE, BIG THREAT VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES: KNOW BEFORE YOU TRAVEL TAKE SIMPLE STEPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY VECTORS CAUSE DISEASE Like the yellow fever Serious diseases such Watch for symptoms mosquito & Asian tiger as: including: SEE REVERSE 1A mosquito o Fever o Dengue o Joint pain or swelling GATE A 37 o Chikungunya o Severe headache, SEAT 15 E (chik-un-gun-ya) muscle pain, or rash ZONE 2 WORLD TRAVELER Non-smoking Find travel notices, destination information, and travel clinic info at www.cdc.gov/travel flight TRAVEL ADVICE TAKE SIMPLE MEASURES TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY If you are unable to protect yourself Use insect repellents on from mosquitoes inside your hotel, skin and/or clothing sleep under an mosquito bed net No vaccines exist to prevent Chikungunya or Dengue, but getting recommended travel vaccinations for your destination is always an Contact your healthcare provider or important step for trip planning nearest travel clinic for advice about travelers health prior to traveling. Help reduce the number of mosquitoes If you suspect symptoms of Use air conditioning or outside your hotel room by emptying window/door screens to Chikungunya or Dengue during or after standing water from containers such as keep mosquitoes outside travel, immediately contact your flowerpots or buckets healthcare provider or local medical care facility and avoid mosquito bites. Adapted from World Health Organization World Health Day Boarding Pass http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/2014/en/ .