Bugs, Bites & Bowels, 3rd

by Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth

• ISBN13: 9781860118685
• ISBN10: 1860118682
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: Cadogan Guides

Summary

Provides helpful advice on all aspects of traveling-- from what to expect and what to take, to pre-trip vaccinations, to the hazards of heat, sun, and cold exposure. In this fully updated edition, find information on the latest Malaria treatments, on growing concerns for travelers--such as deep vein thrombosis or economy class syndrome. New sections cover travel health for groups with special requirements--such as epilepsy sufferers, diabetics, families with children, and the elderly. The usefulness of natural remedies is assessed, and in a feature unique among travel health guides, it covers responsible tourism. Tables help readers match disease to country, while special sections cover skin infections, the risks of sunburn, and even the psychological effects of becoming an expatriate. There is advice on how to treat bites and stings, along with information on accidents, first aid, common ailments, and what to do if visitors need treatment after they return home. It's invaluable on any trip--be it a drive to a local beach or a trek through the Sahara.

Author Biography

Recently returning to England after living mostly in Asia for 11 years, Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth is Britain's leading writer on travel health. She is a GP, trained zoologist, parasitologist, experienced expedition doctor, and a keen high altitude trekker.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(4)
Before You Go
Features	5	(22)
Flying and deep vein thrombosis	6	(4)
Taking the children	10	(3)
Plagues, pestilences and paranoia	13	(3)
Senior travellers	16	(3)
New vaccines	19	(2)
Responsible tourism	21	(3)
Culture shock	24	(3)
Getting Ready	27	(10)
Planning and pre-trip chores	29	(4)
What to pack	33	(2)
Are you fit enough?	35	(2)
Immunizations by Region	37	(22)
Immunizations	39	(10)
Regional health risks	49	(10)
Special Travellers	59	(16)
Special risks and health challenges	61	(10)
Therapeutic travel	71	(1)
Travelling while pregnant	72	(3)
Medicines	75	(12)
What to take	77	(3)
Buying and consuming medicines abroad	80	(2)
Common medicines, antibiotics and their alternatives	82	(5)
Flight	87	(10)
Coping with flight	89	(8)
On The Ground
Bowels	97	(20)
Travellers' diarrhoea	99	(1)
Prevention	100	(9)
Treating diarrhoea	109	(6)
Introducing some filth-to-mouth diseases	115	(2)
Worms, Guts and Nutrition	117	(10)
Worms	119	(3)
Problems from bad food	122	(4)
Nutrition	126	(1)
Malaria	127	(14)
What is malaria?	129	(3)
Where is malaria a hazard?	132	(1)
How to avoid malaria	133	(6)
Diagnosing malaria	139	(1)
Treatment and cure	140	(1)
Biters and Insect-borne Diseases	141	(20)
Mosquitoes	144	(8)
Avoiding other insect-borne diseases	152	(5)
Ticks and tick-borne diseases	157	(4)
Hot Places	161	(10)
Hazards of heat and sun	163	(6)
Jungle, forests and scrub	169	(1)
Deserts	170	(1)
Water	171	(20)
Hazards of the sea	173	(12)
Dangers of rivers and lakes	185	(6)
High, Cold and Dark	191	(22)
Hazards in the mountains	194	(3)
Cold, wind chill and other aspects of mountain weather	197	(2)
Altitude illnesses	199	(7)
Other hazards in the mountains	206	(5)
Caves	211	(2)
Skin	213	(14)
Skin infection	215	(2)
Rashes and itches	217	(6)
Other skin problems	223	(3)
To bathe or not to bathe	226	(1)
Sex	227	(14)
Embarrassing bits	229	(1)
Sex	230	(1)
HIV/AIDS	231	(1)
Men's health	232	(1)
Women's health	233	(2)
Contraception	235	(4)
Menstruation and tampons	239	(2)
Animals	241	(28)
Skin invaders	244	(3)
Small biters	247	(6)
Other small animals with bad habits	253	(6)
Venomous snakes and nasty reptiles	259	(5)
Dangerous large mammals	264	(5)
Ailments	269	(26)
Fevers	271	(2)
Other infections	273	(2)
Coughs and chest and breathing problems	275	(3)
Hepatitis and jaundice	278	(1)
Symptoms related to the gut	279	(3)
Problems of the head, nose and throat	282	(4)
Eye problems	286	(3)
Toothache and other dental problems	289	(1)
Cuts, wounds, bites and abrasions	290	(2)
Evacuation and medical treatment	292	(3)
Accidents	295	(14)
Serious accidents and resuscitation	297	(5)
Strains and skin ailments	302	(3)
Fractures and dislocations	305	(1)
Something stuck	306	(3)
Expatriates	309	(10)
Health and hygiene	311	(2)
Psychological problems	313	(4)
Babies and children	317	(2)
When You Get Home
Return	319	(7)
A post-trip check-up?	321	(3)
Your mood and psychological welfare	324	(2)
Reference
Useful Addresses	326	(5)
Bibliography	331	(3)
Index	334

Excerpts

¿Big carnivores are probably best faced. Running away will do you no good since they can easily outrun you and this is exactly what prey species do. Do something that a prey species would not do, like throwing rocks or running at the animal shouting and brandishing a big stick. The predator will then be so surprised and confused that it will probably retreat.¿

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