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When [[hitchhiking]] specific '''health''' issues can occur. The most dangerous thing is when your driver is involved in an car accident. Therefore it is a good idea to find a driver who is not drunken, not sleepy and is not going to too fast. Also read the [[safety]] article.
==Immunizations==
Depending on the country you are travelling in, specific immunizations can be required. Inform yourself before heading to foreign countryscountries. Some immunizations can make sence sense anyway (even if you are not hitchhiking).
==Hygiene==
Most sicknesses, especially diarrhoea, can be prevented with a good hygiene.
If you are not sure about the water situation in a foreign (especially in a poor) country, then don't drink water from the tap. Do only Only drink botteled bottled water or cook, disinfect or filter the water before use. Also for brushing teeth brushing and doing the dishes use only use drinking water.
==[[Insurance]]==
A health insurance for foreign countrys countries can safe you a lot of troublestrouble. Think about Consider a health insurance which includes a transport back home in an emergency case.
==Drugs and [[Alcohol]]==
* Dust, in desert areas and alongside many roads.
* Smoke from the cigarettes your drivers smoke. This is negligible if you smoke yourself of course, though it's also harder to quit smoking when you hitchhike a lot.
* Sunstrokes can occur if one can't take shelter in the shades.
* It's a good idea to drink a lot of water to compensate for dehydration.