After a relaxing vacation, you’d think your body would be so rejuvenated that your immune system would be in tip-top shape. But it’s like clockwork: The second your plane lands back home, sniffles or body aches surface out of nowhere. How on earth can a week of sipping mojitos on the beach cause you to get sick when that’s the opposite of the point?
You’re not imagining that this is a common occurence. “I see patients that return from vacation sick quite often,” says pharmacist Inna Lukyanovsky. The CDC even has a special section of its website devoted to this phenomenon. Some people get sick before they even land at home, something so common that some doctors call it “leisure sickness.”
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