HEALTH AUTHORITIES ARE warning those travelling from the European Union to the World Cup in Brazil of certain health risks.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has said that fans need to pay attention to a number of factors that could see bad things happening to them – either becoming poorly in a foreign country or having an unwelcome biological guest come home with them to Europe.
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The watchdog is warning that visitors from the EU are at risk of gastrointestinal illness and vector-borne infections (for example those transmitted by insect bits).
To combat this, visitors need to adhere to “standard hygienic measures”, and wear long-sleeved shirts and trousers to ensure exposed limbs are not exposed as a tasty treat to dangerous insects.
Insect repellent could also be used in addition to this.
“[Visitors] are also urged to take malaria chemoprophylaxis and be vaccinated against yellow fever, if travelling to risk areas,” a statement from the ECDC read. “Be fully vaccinated according to their home immunisation schedule and those advised by health authorities in Brazil, in particular hepatitis A.”
And finally, if you happen to be so lucky, the authority is warning for people to avoid having unprotected sexual contact.
More than 600,000 people are expected to arrive for the World Cup, joining an estimated 3.1 million Brazilian tourists descending on the 12 host cities.
Jut back 2 weeks ago. Was cheap but with the World Cup it will be obviously more expensive. Get vaccinated for yellow fever and hep A is the best thing to do. And a dictionary. Very little English.
Lucky Irish Fans ? We did not qualify for World Cup !
TripAdvisor reports that visitors to Rio will face the highest prices, with hotel rates averaging $445 per night. Add in food, a ticket, and other expenses, and a solo traveller to Rio should prepare to spend $682 each day.
Even the more affordable host cities will set travellers back a good amount: $457 per day in Cuiaba and $477 in Sao Paulo.
Never mind the health risks an condoms.
Jaysus, it ain’t that bad. dengue is your only man to worry about in São Paulo there were a few cases of it here. Prices of beer and general rip off can be a problem but just stay away from the ‘tourist traps’ go to local ‘botecos’ and demand to check the price before. Also don’t use the English menus they are usually a different price for the ‘gringos’ …
Rip off prices / lawless cities / natives that don’t speak “the Queens” /poisonous snakes / insects / spiders/ scorpions and ladies that will make your willie glow like the Rockabill lighthouse.
It would not be easy to wear a condom continously for about three weeks. Can one wait to get there before donning it? Also one should ensure that it is a French one not a Welsh one as they leak.
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I used to wear condoms on my ears but I still got hearing aids.
Buy a big telly
Surely the advice on wearing condoms should be issued by the department of ‘Foreign Affairs’
Wahay boom tish !!!!
Jut back 2 weeks ago. Was cheap but with the World Cup it will be obviously more expensive. Get vaccinated for yellow fever and hep A is the best thing to do. And a dictionary. Very little English.
Lucky Irish Fans ? We did not qualify for World Cup !
TripAdvisor reports that visitors to Rio will face the highest prices, with hotel rates averaging $445 per night. Add in food, a ticket, and other expenses, and a solo traveller to Rio should prepare to spend $682 each day.
Even the more affordable host cities will set travellers back a good amount: $457 per day in Cuiaba and $477 in Sao Paulo.
Never mind the health risks an condoms.
It’s more expensive to secure a hotel room in Killarney for the RoK cycle weekend!!
“It’s more expensive to secure a hotel room in Killarney for the RoK cycle weekend!!”
Really? Are you sure you were in a hotel?
I don’t think I’d make it past security just wearing that!!!
Wear all that together? Jaysus the sweat would be busting out of me!
Are insect bits an unknown Brazilian delicacy?
Do you wear the condoms insidr or outside the long trousers
Must be outside frank haha
Do not let your phone roam in Brazil. No agreements mean up to $10:00 an hour for cellular roaming. data roaming triple that..
Buy a phone and Sim over there
Or
Some surprise awaiting you when you get home after World Cup.
Think its much more then 10 dollars per hour though, that sounds quit cheap for roaming.
Jesus!!!! Why would you bother..
The mail?? You idiot..
Not to mention tatantulas, poisonous snakes and scorpoins……according to the Daily Mail.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2520197/World-Cup-2013-England-supporters-face-tarantulas-scorpions-snakes-Brazil.html
Viruses spread by insect bits? Brazil sounds mad altogether
Jaysus, it ain’t that bad. dengue is your only man to worry about in São Paulo there were a few cases of it here. Prices of beer and general rip off can be a problem but just stay away from the ‘tourist traps’ go to local ‘botecos’ and demand to check the price before. Also don’t use the English menus they are usually a different price for the ‘gringos’ …
Think just bring long sleeved shirt and shorts if get lucky be miracle no need for condoms
Why would anybody go to this freekin tourney ?
Rip off prices / lawless cities / natives that don’t speak “the Queens” /poisonous snakes / insects / spiders/ scorpions and ladies that will make your willie glow like the Rockabill lighthouse.
No mate…passin on that one …..
It would not be easy to wear a condom continously for about three weeks. Can one wait to get there before donning it? Also one should ensure that it is a French one not a Welsh one as they leak.
High rate of child prostitution in Brazil,condom a sick joke in this case.