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9781550090789

Manual of Travel Medicine and Health

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  • ISBN13:

    9781550090789

  • ISBN10:

    155009078X

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-10-01
  • Publisher: B C Decker
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Summary

Univ. of Zurich, Switzerland. Pocket-sized manual focusing on the diseases travelers face and how to provide them with information such as immuniza- tions they need to reduce their risks during travel in endemic areas. For physicians. Trim size: 6.5 x 4 inches. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Introduction 1(6)
PART 1 BASICS 7(114)
Travelers and their Destinations
7(36)
Overview of Health Risks in Travelers
43(7)
Pretravel Counseling
50(32)
Strategies in Host-Related Special Risks
82(28)
Strategies in Environment-Related Special Risks
110(11)
PART 2 INFECTIOUS HEALTH RISKS 121(268)
Anthrax
121(1)
Arenaviral Hemorrhagic Fevers
122(2)
Botulism
124(1)
Brucellosis
125(1)
Cholera
126(15)
Dengue
141(5)
Dermatologic Infections
146(1)
Diphtheria
147(5)
Filariasis
152(7)
Filovirus Infections
159(2)
Hantavirus
161(2)
Hepatitis
163(1)
Hepatitis A
164(12)
Hepatitis B
176(8)
Hepatitis C
184(2)
Delta Hepatitis
186(1)
Hepatitis E
187(2)
Hepatitis G
189(2)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
191(3)
Influenza
194(7)
Japanese Encephalitis
201(6)
Legionellosis
207(2)
Leishmaniasis
209(5)
Leprosy
214(1)
Leptospirosis
215(1)
Lyme Borreliosis
216(1)
Malaria
217(44)
Measles
261(6)
Meningococcal Meningitis
267(7)
Monkeypox
274(1)
Plague
275(6)
Poliomyelitis
281(10)
Rabies
291(9)
Respiratory Tract Infections
300(5)
Rickettsial Infections
305(1)
Rift Valley Fever
306(1)
Schistosomiasis
307(5)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
312(4)
Smallpox
316(1)
Tetanus
317(8)
Tickborne Encephalitis
325(6)
Traveler's Diarrhea
331(17)
Trypanosomiasis
348(4)
Tuberculosis
352(7)
Typhoid Fever
359(20)
Yellow Fever
379(10)
PART 3 NONINFECTIOUS HEALTH RISKS AND THEIR PREVENTION 389(44)
Accidents
389(4)
Altitude
393(3)
Animal Bites and Stings
396(9)
Dermatologic Problems
405(4)
Diving
409(2)
Environment
411(1)
Jet lag
412(5)
Motion Sickness
417(2)
Poisoning
419(5)
Psychiatric Problems
424(3)
Ultraviolet Rays
427(6)
PART 4 DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF ILLNESS AFTER RETURN 433(10)
Persistent Diarrhea
433(3)
Fever Without Focal Findings
436(1)
Dermatologic Disorders
437(1)
Eosinophilia
438(5)
APPENDICES 443(44)
Appendix A: Abbreviations 443(1)
Appendix B: Selected International and National Information Sources 444(5)
Appendix C: Country-Specific Malaria and Vaccination Recommendations (as per WHO) 449(34)
Appendix D: Medical Emergency Abroad: Calling an Ambulance 483(4)
Index 487

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