Staying Healthy on your journey When traveling around the planet it is crucial to know what to be aware of, what diseases to avoid. Hostelplanet recommend you take a look at our list of basic precautions and supplement it with a search in the CDC libary. The range of diseases caused by contaminated food and water is wide, ranging from mildly troublesome diarrhea to severe illness like typhoid fever. While vaccines will protect against some of these illnesses, careful attention to food and water is an important factor in avoiding disease. The two foods that cause diarrhea most often seem to be salads and shellfish.
Ice cream is probably a fairly common cause as well .
In a restaurant, have cooked vegetables. On the other hand, fresh fruit and vegetables can be bought, peeled with a clean knife by the traveller and eaten, usually safely. Washing the item with clean water before peeling is an extra step of precaution. If fruit and vegetables are contaminated, it is on the outside, very rarely on the inside. Meat should be well-cooked and piping hot when served to you.