Guatemala health recommendations
Sanitary advices to visit Guatemala
Guatemala is a medium sized country with around 16M Guatemalan. Official language is Spanish. Guatemala uses metric system (kilograms, centimeters, °C). Time zone is UTC-06:00. Currency used in Guatemala is Quetzal (GTQ).
🏙️ Guatemala City🗣️ Spanish
👨👩👦👦 16M ☀️ ~24 °C 🌧 ~213 mm 👍 Developing 🚩 109k km2 (42k mi²)
Sanitary Recommendations
General recommendations
Zika outbreaks have been reported in Guatemala. Because of the risk of birth defects in babies born to women who were infected with Zika while pregnant, women who are pregnant should not travel to Guatemala. For further information on this recommendation, please visit the CDCZika Virus in Guatemala.
Chikungunya cases have been reported in the Caribbean. For further information, please visit the CDC Chikungunya Advice.
Dengue cases have been reported in Guatemala. For further information, please visit the CDCDengue Advice.
Chagas disease (American Trypanosomiasis) is spread by the faeces of insects found in Guatemala. For further information, please visit the CDCChagas Disease Advice.
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