Avoid exposure to potentially contaminated body fluids. Diabetics and other individuals at high-risk should carry personal supply of needles and syringes. Defer elective procedures such as tattoos, ear piercing, and acupuncture. Follow safe sex guidelines and recognize that the safest behavior is avoiding intimate contact with strangers. Devise a contingency plan for emergency medical care during travel in the event of accidental injury or serious illness.
Some students require daily medications.
Be sure to talk with your doctor to receive any needed prescriptions, and fill them prior to departing. Students will allergies need to particularly be alert. They should fill all prescriptions, and inform roommates of how to handle emergency situations. For example, most of the food in China is cooked in peanut oil. It is highly recommended that the following items are placed in some sort of a first aid kit.