Children need not necessarily be an impediment for adventure travel, at least from a health standpoint. In general, avoid travel to destinations greater health risks for children under three months, if not essential, it is also advisable to avoid traveling with them until they reach one year. After that age, just have to plan all aspects of travel including their ages and characteristics. Focusing on the most complex destinations where you can be a risk of tropical diseases such as malaria or yellow fever should be consulted in good time (at least one month in advance is ideal) to decide which vaccines are needed and if necessary prevention of malaria drugs, similar to those for adults but age appropriate dose of small travelers.
The children are generally vaccinated much better than adults, so you usually have to add few vaccines to those already being worn by their immunization schedule in our country. The vaccines are added to yours are usually the yellow fever, for travel in Africa and South America, and hepatitis A vaccine (from year) and of typhoid fever (from the two years in the inject able form and six oral presentation), for any destination outside the highly developed countries.
Rarely, though the destination and assessing risk, may also indicate the cholera vaccine, which can take from six years and is also an oral vaccine and pleasant taste, and very exceptional value vaccines rabies, Japanese encephalitis or tick-borne encephalitis, from the year of age. More important than these candidate vaccines and drugs for malaria is to maintain a proper health and hygiene practices at all times essential for children and adults.
This involves drinking water potability secured at all times, always eat well-cooked food (cooked, peeled or forgotten, is the rule to remember), stay away from dogs and other animals and, in most countries, using measures against insect bites, including a good mosquito repellent, which can also be used in young children, but must take care to adjust the dose for their age. In conclusion, children can also be great adventurers, just need to plan your trip including them in all aspects of it, with special attention to the prevention of potential health risks.