High Altitude and hidden blood pressure risks: What travelers to Cusco should know?
High Altitude and hidden blood pressure risks: What travelers to Cusco should know? Every year, thousands of visitors arrive in Cusco eager to explore one of the world’s most spectacular destinations. Most travelers are aware of altitude sickness and take steps to prevent it. Lake and Louise altitude mountain sickness score is a tool widely […]
Do I require yellow fever vaccine to visit Machu Picchu site?
Do I require yellow fever vaccine to visit Machu Picchu site? According to the CDC getting to Machu Picchu can expose travelers through affected areas of Yellow fever (1), but Machu Picchu peak or Machu Picchu archeological site is not at risk of Yellow fever. Still, avoiding mosquito bites and getting yellow fever vaccine is […]
Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) Impact Among Travelers to Cusco, Peru
Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) Impact Among Travelers to Cusco, Peru A study published in the Journal of Travel Medicine was performed in the airport of Cusco city, among travelers that visited Cusco, Peru (3,400 m), 18 years or older, staying 15 days or less, departing Cusco using the Lake Louise Clinical score was used to […]