Prevent, evaluate, and manage diseases that can be acquired in tropical environments and foreign countries with The Travel and Tropical Medicine Manual. This pragmatic resource 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. This Expert Consult eBook also includes an evidence-based appendix to help validate treatments.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title Page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. viii 6. List of Contributors - p. ix 7. Section 1 Pre-Travel Advice - p. ix 8. Chapter 1 Approach to Travel Medicine and Contents of a Personal Travel Medicine Kit - p. 1 9. Chapter 2 Urban Medicine - p. 17 10. Chapter 3 Emerging Infectious Diseases and the International Traveler - p. 27 11. Chapter 4 Jet Health - p. 36 12. Chapter 5 Immunizations for Travelers - p. 47 13. Chapter 6 Malaria Prevention - p. 71 14. Chapter 7 Water Disinfection - p. 91 15. Chapter 8 Traveler's Diarrhea - p. 112 16. Chapter 9 Disequilibrium - p. 121 17. Section 2 Advice for Special Travelers - p. 137 18. Chapter 10 High-Altitude Travel - p. 138 19. Chapter 11 Dive Medicine - p. 152 20. Chapter 12 Travel Advice for Pediatric Travelers - p. 165 21. Chapter 13 Students Traveling Abroad - p. 184 22. Chapter 14 Advice for Women Travelers - p. 192 23. Chapter 15 The Immunocompromised Traveler - p. 215 24. Chapter 16 Travel with Chronic Medical Conditions - p. 228 25. Chapter 17 Travel and Mental Health - p. 243 26. Chapter 18 Pre-Travel Assessment and Advice for Expatriates and Volunteers - p. 250 27. Chapter 19 Health Screening in Immigrants, Refugees, and International Adoptees - p. 260 28. Section 3 Fever - p. 270 29. Chapter 20 Travel-Acquired Illnesses Associated with Fever - p. 271 30. Chapter 21 Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment - p. 300 31. Chapter 22 Viral Hepatitis in Travelers and Immigrants - p. 315 32. Chapter 23 Leptospirosis - p. 336 33. Chapter 24 Lyme Disease - p. 345 34. Chapter 25 Tuberculosis in Travelers and Immigrants - p. 356 35. Chapter 26 Chagas Disease - p. 371 36. Chapter 27 Human African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness) - p. 382 37. Chapter 28 Ebola Virus Disease and Hemorrhagic Fevers - p. 391 38. Chapter 29 Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Returning Travelers - p. 401 39. Chapter 30 The Role of Point-of-Care Testing in Travel Medicine - p. 408 40. Section 4 Diarrhea - p. 414 41. Chapter 31 Approach to Diarrhea in Returned Travelers - p. 415 42. Chapter 32 Amebiasis, Giardiasis, and Other Intestinal Protozoan Infections - p. 429 43. Chapter 33 Food Poisoning - p. 444 44. Chapter 34 Fish and Shellfish Poisoning - p. 451 45. Section 5 Dermatology - p. 456 46. Chapter 35 Approach to Tropical Dermatology - p. 457 47. Chapter 36 Acute Skin Reactions and Bacterial Infections - p. 460 48. Chapter 37 Ectoparasites, Cutaneous Parasites, and Cnidarian Envenomation - p. 476 49. Chapter 38 Fungal Skin Infections - p. 488 50. Chapter 39 Leishmaniasis - p. 501 51. Chapter 40 Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) - p. 513 52. Section 6 Sexually Transmitted Diseases - p. 523 53. Chapter 41 Sexually Transmitted Infections and Foreign Travel - p. 524 54. Chapter 42 Gonococcal and Chlamydial Genital Infections and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - p. 529 55. Chapter 43 Syphilis - p. 535 56. Chapter 44 Genital Ulcer Disease - p. 545 57. Section 7 Helminths - p. 553 58. Chapter 45 Common Intestinal Roundworms - p. 554 59. Chapter 46 Cestodes - p. 564 60. Chapter 47 Filarial Infections - p. 574 61. Chapter 48 Trematodes - p. 588 62. Chapter 49 The Eosinophilic Patient with Suspected Parasitic Infection - p. 598 63. Evidence Synopsis - p. e1 64. Evidence Synopsis - p. e8 65. Evidence Synopsis - p. e13 66. Evidence Synopsis - p. e17 67. Evidence Synopsis - p. e26 68. Quick Evidence Synopsis - p. e38 69. Evidence Synopsis - p. e42 70. Evidence Synopsis - p. e52 71. Appendix - p. 610 72. Index - p. 615
Prevent, evaluate, and manage diseases that can be acquired in tropical environments and foreign countries with The Travel and Tropical Medicine Manual. This pragmatic resource 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. This Expert Consult eBook also includes an evidence-based appendix to help validate treatments.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title Page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. viii 6. List of Contributors - p. ix 7. Section 1 Pre-Travel Advice - p. ix 8. Chapter 1 Approach to Travel Medicine and Contents of a Personal Travel Medicine Kit - p. 1 9. Chapter 2 Urban Medicine - p. 17 10. Chapter 3 Emerging Infectious Diseases and the International Traveler - p. 27 11. Chapter 4 Jet Health - p. 36 12. Chapter 5 Immunizations for Travelers - p. 47 13. Chapter 6 Malaria Prevention - p. 71 14. Chapter 7 Water Disinfection - p. 91 15. Chapter 8 Traveler's Diarrhea - p. 112 16. Chapter 9 Disequilibrium - p. 121 17. Section 2 Advice for Special Travelers - p. 137 18. Chapter 10 High-Altitude Travel - p. 138 19. Chapter 11 Dive Medicine - p. 152 20. Chapter 12 Travel Advice for Pediatric Travelers - p. 165 21. Chapter 13 Students Traveling Abroad - p. 184 22. Chapter 14 Advice for Women Travelers - p. 192 23. Chapter 15 The Immunocompromised Traveler - p. 215 24. Chapter 16 Travel with Chronic Medical Conditions - p. 228 25. Chapter 17 Travel and Mental Health - p. 243 26. Chapter 18 Pre-Travel Assessment and Advice for Expatriates and Volunteers - p. 250 27. Chapter 19 Health Screening in Immigrants, Refugees, and International Adoptees - p. 260 28. Section 3 Fever - p. 270 29. Chapter 20 Travel-Acquired Illnesses Associated with Fever - p. 271 30. Chapter 21 Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment - p. 300 31. Chapter 22 Viral Hepatitis in Travelers and Immigrants - p. 315 32. Chapter 23 Leptospirosis - p. 336 33. Chapter 24 Lyme Disease - p. 345 34. Chapter 25 Tuberculosis in Travelers and Immigrants - p. 356 35. Chapter 26 Chagas Disease - p. 371 36. Chapter 27 Human African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness) - p. 382 37. Chapter 28 Ebola Virus Disease and Hemorrhagic Fevers - p. 391 38. Chapter 29 Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Returning Travelers - p. 401 39. Chapter 30 The Role of Point-of-Care Testing in Travel Medicine - p. 408 40. Section 4 Diarrhea - p. 414 41. Chapter 31 Approach to Diarrhea in Returned Travelers - p. 415 42. Chapter 32 Amebiasis, Giardiasis, and Other Intestinal Protozoan Infections - p. 429 43. Chapter 33 Food Poisoning - p. 444 44. Chapter 34 Fish and Shellfish Poisoning - p. 451 45. Section 5 Dermatology - p. 456 46. Chapter 35 Approach to Tropical Dermatology - p. 457 47. Chapter 36 Acute Skin Reactions and Bacterial Infections - p. 460 48. Chapter 37 Ectoparasites, Cutaneous Parasites, and Cnidarian Envenomation - p. 476 49. Chapter 38 Fungal Skin Infections - p. 488 50. Chapter 39 Leishmaniasis - p. 501 51. Chapter 40 Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) - p. 513 52. Section 6 Sexually Transmitted Diseases - p. 523 53. Chapter 41 Sexually Transmitted Infections and Foreign Travel - p. 524 54. Chapter 42 Gonococcal and Chlamydial Genital Infections and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - p. 529 55. Chapter 43 Syphilis - p. 535 56. Chapter 44 Genital Ulcer Disease - p. 545 57. Section 7 Helminths - p. 553 58. Chapter 45 Common Intestinal Roundworms - p. 554 59. Chapter 46 Cestodes - p. 564 60. Chapter 47 Filarial Infections - p. 574 61. Chapter 48 Trematodes - p. 588 62. Chapter 49 The Eosinophilic Patient with Suspected Parasitic Infection - p. 598 63. Evidence Synopsis - p. e1 64. Evidence Synopsis - p. e8 65. Evidence Synopsis - p. e13 66. Evidence Synopsis - p. e17 67. Evidence Synopsis - p. e26 68. Quick Evidence Synopsis - p. e38 69. Evidence Synopsis - p. e42 70. Evidence Synopsis - p. e52 71. Appendix - p. 610 72. Index - p. 615
