The travel and tropical medicine manual / [edited by] Christopher A. Sanford, Paul S. Pottinger, Elaine C. Jong.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Approach to travel medicine and contents of a personal travel medicine kit -- Urban medicine : threats to travelers to cities in low-income nations -- Emerging infectious diseases and the international traveler -- Jet health -- Immunizations for travelers -- Malaria prevention -- Water disinfection -- Traveler's diarrhea : prevention and self-treatment -- Disequilibrium : jet lag, motion sickness, cold exposure, and heat illness -- High-altitude travel -- Dive medicine -- Travel advice for pediatric travelers -- Students traveling abroad -- Advice for women travelers -- The immunocompromised traveler -- Travel with chronic medical conditions -- Travel and mental health -- Pre-travel assessment and advice for expatriates and volunteers -- Health screening in immigrants, refugees, and international adoptees -- Travel-acquired illnesses associated with fever -- Malaria diagnosis and treatment -- Viral hepatitis in travelers and immigrants -- Leptospirosis -- Lyme disease -- Tuberculosis in travelers and immigrants -- Chagas disease -- Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) -- Ebola virus disease and hemorrhagic fevers -- Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in returning travelers -- The role of point-of-care testing in travel medicine -- Approach to diarrhea in returned travelers -- Amebiasis, giardiasis, and other intestinal protozoan infections -- Food poisoning : toxic syndromes -- Fish and shellfish poisoning : toxic syndromes -- Approach to tropical dermatology -- Acute skin reactions and bacterial infections -- Ectoparasites, cutaneous parasites, and cnidarian envenomation -- Fungal skin infections -- Leishmaniasis -- Leprosy (Hansen's disease) -- Sexually transmitted infections and foreign travel -- Gonococcal and chlamydial genital infections and pelvic inflammatory disease -- Syphilis -- Genital ulcer disease -- Common intestinal roundworms -- Cestodes : intestinal and extraintestinal tapeworm infections, including echinococcosis and cysticercosis -- Filarial infections -- Trematodes -- The eosinophilic patient with suspected parasitic infection.

"Prevent, evaluate, and manage diseases that can be acquired in tropical environments and foreign countries with The Travel and Tropical Medicine Manual. Equips medical providers with the knowledge they need to offer effective aid, covering key topics in pre- and post-travel medicine, caring for immigrants and refugees, and working in low-resource settings. It's also the perfect source for travelers seeking quick, easy access to the latest travel medicine information"--Publisher's description.

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