It is extremely important that physicians be aware of the wide spectrum of tropical, infectious and parasitic diseases their patients may have been exposed to while traveling abroad. This volume of the ID Clinics is edited by 3 internationally renowned infectious disease physicians and provides an authoritative and comprehensive treatise on Travel Medicine.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Forthcoming Issues - p. 5 6. Travel Medicine - p. 6 7. Travel Clinic Consultation and Risk Assessment - p. 9 8. Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Their Prophylaxis - p. 18 9. The Immunosuppressed Traveler - p. 26 10. Visiting Relatives and Friends (VFR), Pregnant, and Other Vulnerable Travelers - p. 36 11. Malaria Prevention in Travelers - p. 43 12. Insect Bite Prevention - p. 50 13. Travel-Associated Skin Disease - p. 57 14. Traveler’s Diarrhea - p. 63 15. Environmental Hazards, Hot, Cold, Altitude, and Sun - p. 72 16. Mass Gatherings and Infectious Diseases - p. 82 17. Rabies - p. 88 18. Parasitic Liver Disease in Travelers - p. 96 19. Eosinophilia in the Returning Traveler - p. 107 20. Travel Trends and Patterns of Travel-Associated Morbidity - p. 111 21. Laboratory Investigations and Diagnosis of Tropical Diseases in Travelers - p. 117 22. Index - p. 124
It is extremely important that physicians be aware of the wide spectrum of tropical, infectious and parasitic diseases their patients may have been exposed to while traveling abroad. This volume of the ID Clinics is edited by 3 internationally renowned infectious disease physicians and provides an authoritative and comprehensive treatise on Travel Medicine.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Forthcoming Issues - p. 5 6. Travel Medicine - p. 6 7. Travel Clinic Consultation and Risk Assessment - p. 9 8. Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Their Prophylaxis - p. 18 9. The Immunosuppressed Traveler - p. 26 10. Visiting Relatives and Friends (VFR), Pregnant, and Other Vulnerable Travelers - p. 36 11. Malaria Prevention in Travelers - p. 43 12. Insect Bite Prevention - p. 50 13. Travel-Associated Skin Disease - p. 57 14. Traveler’s Diarrhea - p. 63 15. Environmental Hazards, Hot, Cold, Altitude, and Sun - p. 72 16. Mass Gatherings and Infectious Diseases - p. 82 17. Rabies - p. 88 18. Parasitic Liver Disease in Travelers - p. 96 19. Eosinophilia in the Returning Traveler - p. 107 20. Travel Trends and Patterns of Travel-Associated Morbidity - p. 111 21. Laboratory Investigations and Diagnosis of Tropical Diseases in Travelers - p. 117 22. Index - p. 124
