Some of the nastiest health bugs in the world fall under the category of "tropical diseases." Fortunately, the Caribbean is generally blessed with a healthy environment and clean water supplies, and few visitors experience serious health problems when traveling to the islands. Still, the Caribbean is not immune from the occasional outbreak of tropical diseases like malaria, and the
U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does recommend that visitors to certain islands get up to date on their immunizations before they leave home.
The CDC's Traveler's Health website provides a wealth of information on healthy travels, including country-by-country guides that include current travel warnings, information on safety and security, local diseases and health concerns, and preventative tips. Here are the CDC's travel health destination guides for the islands of the Caribbean:
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
The Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
The Cayman Islands
Cuba
Dominica
The Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Montserrat
Netherlands Antilles (Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, St. Eustatius)
Puerto Rico
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos
U.S. Virgin Islands
