Selamat sejahtera! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger & Chris Sanford answer your travel health questions, including:

1. Do Germ and Worm recommend against non-essential travel to the USA now?
2. Tsetse flies–what’s the best repellent?
3. How can I reduce muscle aches after hiking?
4. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and travel medicine: too soon?
5. Nipah Virus traveler screening: Update and advice.
6. Did cold water really give me a migraine... and did a plane ride really help?
7. Scabies! How to avoid, and what to do?
8. Is caving the same as spelunking–and how to stay safe for both?

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Our Disclaimer: The Germ and Worm Podcast is designed to inform, inspire, and entertain. However, this podcast does NOT establish a doctor-patient relationship, and it should NOT replace your conversation with a qualified healthcare professional. Please see one before your next adventure. The opinions in this podcast are Dr. Sanford’s & Dr. Pottinger’s alone, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the University of Washington or UW Medicine.