Pre-travel medical consultations

Starting from the itinerary, the time of year and the activities you have planned for the trip, our specialists will guide you through the best practices to prevent the diseases you may be exposed to at your destination.

From insect protection techniques to the most common vaccinations, a pre-travel medical consultation is the first step to travel with awareness and safety.

What if there is the risk of contracting malaria at your destination? Our specialists will guide you through the best practices to prevent infection according to your destination’s conditions and your medical history. With Ambimed, you receive your medical prescription for the purchase of drugs and start drug prophylaxis even from home , without having to go to the clinic.

The term "prophylaxis" refers, in general, to all the practices to be put in place to prevent the onset of a disease. It can range from the use of spray repellent against mosquitoes to vaccination. For malaria there is no vaccine, but the chances of infection can be reduced with specific drugs, which must be prescribed by a doctor based on the specific risk of the destination.

A tailor-made guide to vaccinations, specific for what you need. After analysing your medical history, including any medications you are using, any disabilities and immune conditions, allergies, ongoing pregnancies or breastfeeding, our specialists will tell which vaccinations are most useful to protect your health.

Vaccination is based on the exposure of an infectious agent to our immune system. Administered orally or through an injection (parenteral route), a vaccine contains the treated versions of the disease-causing bacterium or virus, or of some of its proteins or the toxins it produces (e.g. the tetanus vaccine); the treatment makes them harmless.

In this way, the immune system can be “trained” to mount a defence against infection, developing an immunological memory in a safe context. This elicits a rapid and precise response when the infectious agents are encountered again, neutralising the threat before the disease develops.