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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 drunk, not sleepy and is not going too fast. Also read the [[hitchhiker's safety|safety]] article.
==Immunizations==
Depending on the country you are travelling in, specific immunizations can be required. Inform yourself before heading to foreign countries. Some immunizations can make sense anyway (even if you are not hitchhiking).
==Hygiene==
Most sicknesses, especially diarrhoea, can be prevented with a good hygiene.
As it is an unwritten law for the honourable hitchhiker: '''Avoid stinking'''! It's obvious that you won't be able to take full showers every morning when travelling on an extreme budget (i.e., hitchhiking coupled with wild camping for the night), but even just wetting and rinsing your underarms with soapy water at every opportunity you can get (a fountain with no one around) is surprisingly refreshing and considerably cuts body odour.
==[[Insurance]]==
A health insurance for foreign countries can safe you a lot of trouble. Consider a health insurance which includes a transport back home in an emergency case.
==Drugs and [[Alcohol]]==
Don't drink alcohol or consume drugs while hitchhiking.
==Other issues==* Diesel fumes and other vapors from fuel, especially at [[petrol station hitchhiking|gas stations]].
* 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.
Also don't overestimate these issues. Truck drivers have to deal with diesel fumes most of the time.
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