Bedford Public Library

The international traveler's guide to avoiding infections, Charles E. Davis

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

The international traveler's guide to avoiding infections

bibliography

Charles E. Davis

A Johns Hopkins Press health book

Pt. 1. Sources of travel advice. Personal physicians and travel clinics ; Websites for travelers ; Medical and evacuation insurance ; Overseas medical care and medical tourism -- Pt. 2. Pre-travel planning. Devising a prevention strategy ; The geographic distribution of major travelers' infections ; Immunizations ; Personal protection measures ; Drug prophylaxis and self-treatment ; Special circumstances ; Travel medical kits -- Pt. 3. Bacterial infections. What you--and your doctor--need to know about bacteria ; Typhoid fever ; Plague ; Cholera ; Leptospirosis ; Typhus and other rickettsial infections ; Oroya, trench, and Q fevers ; Relapsing fevers ; Anthrax, brucellosis, and listeriosis ; Bacterial meningitis ; Tuberculosis --Pt 4. Viral infections. What you--and your doctor--need to know about viruses ; Arbovirus infections : an overview ; Yellow fever ; Dengue fever ; Other arboviruses ; Ebola and other viral hemorrhagic fevers ; Poliomyelitis ; Acute viral hepatitis ; Rabies ; Influenza -- Pt. 5. Parasitic infections. What you--and your doctor--need to know about parasites ; Malaria ; Amebiasis ; Leishmaniasis ; African and American trypanosomiasis ; Intestinal roundworm infections ; Tissue roundworm infections ; Schistosomiasis and other flatworm infections -- Pt. 6. Infections caused by multiple microbes. Sexually transmitted infections ; Travelers' diarrhea ; Tropical skin infections and infestations -- Pt. 7. Post-travel considerations. Fever in returning travelers ; Post-travel screening: yes or no? -- Glossary