A bottle can help babies overcome this and children can be encouraged to vocalise during ascent and descent. Children should receive their primary immunisation courses as infants following the normal schedules before departure. Malaria prophylaxis is very important for children as they are at special risk since they can rapidly become seriously ill. It is inadvisable to take babies and young children into malarious areas but if unavoidable, they should be protected against mosquito bites and take the appropriate anti-malarials for the area visited. Children should be protected from the sun's harmful rays.
Prickly heat is very common in hot climates and can be very troublesome.
It can be prevented by wearing loose cotton clothing, bathing frequently, drying the skin when it gets wet, using talcum powder and calamine lotion. Chronic Diseases and other Health Problems Chronic disease is not an absolute contraindication to travel abroad. It is, however, wise to seek advice from your general practitioner before travel. If immunosupressed through illness or medication, advice should be sought from your travel health adviser regarding immunisations. Live vaccines may be contra-indicated and inactivated vaccines may not be as effective.