Article: Travel: Careful of your souvenirs; Some keepsakes from our travels abroad this summer will be very unwelcome. Illness is a common feature of many holidays, as Rachel Armstrong and Gabrielle Fagan discover.(Features)

Byline: Rachel Armstrong and Gabrielle Fagan

Coming home from an exotic holiday normally leaves you with incredible memories and a slight reluctance to return to work.

But what seems to be a bout of traditional British flu a few weeks later can actually be a rather more unpleasant souvenir.

Spending your holiday in the more remote parts of the world is becoming more and more popular. But, as with most good things, there's a downside.

Malaria, dysentery and typhoid to name but a few, can all travel with you on the flight home and you won't ...

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