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When the trip of a lifetime ends in a medical emergency. From bleeding eyes following a mosquito bite to the stomach bug that has lasted three years - these holidaymakers tell their cautionary stories
The idea of a holiday in a far-flung corner of the world sounds appealing but it can come with risks and for some unlucky travellers that means the experience of developing a tropical disease.
Just this week, for example, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warned cases of the mosquito-borne infection, chikungunya, which causes fever and joint pain – and can in some cases be fatal – had more than doubled between January and June compared with the previous year in people coming back from Indian Ocean holidays.
