Opis
Widely known as The Yellow Book , this concise and user-friendly resource equips both travelers and physicians with essential information on preventing, recognizing, and managing travel-related health problems. Since it comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-the leading authority on infectious disease, public health, and infection control in the US-you can count on it for all the guidance you need to minimize the health risks and discomforts of travel, from immunizations and jet lag to infections and food poisoning.
Szczegóły produktu
Indeks
31054
EAN13
9780323048859
ISBN
9780323048859
Opis
Rok wydania
2007
Numer wydania
1
Oprawa
miękka foliowana
Liczba stron
648
Wymiary (mm)
152 x 229
Waga (g)
830
1. Introduction Introduction Travelers Health: Responsibilities of Clinicians, Travelers, and the Travel industry General Recommendations for Vaccination and Immunoprophylaxis 2. Pre- and Post-travel General Health Recommendations Planning for Healthy Travel Protection Against Mosquitoes and Other Arthropods Risks from Food and Drink Travelers Health Kit Seeking Health Care Abroad The Post-Travel Period 3. Geographic Distribution of Potential Health Hazards to Travelers Introduction: Goals and Limitations 4. Prevention of Specific Infectious Diseases Amebiasis Cholera Coccidioidomycosis Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Variant) and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Cryptosporidiosis Cyclosporiasis Dengue Fever Diphtheria Filariasis, Lymphatic Giardiasis Haemophilus influenzae Type b Meningitis and Invasive DiseaseHepatitis, Viral, Type A Hepatitis, Viral, Type B Hepatitis, Viral, Type C Hepatitis, Viral, Type E Histoplasmosis HIV/AIDS Influenza Japanese Encephalitis Legionellosis Leishmaniasis Leptospirosis Lyme Disease Malaria Measles Meningococcal Disease Mumps Norovirus Infection Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) Pertussis Plague Pneumococcal Disease (Streptococcus pneumoniae ) Poliomyelitis Rabies Rickettsial Infections Rubella Schistosomiasis Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Smallpox Tetanus Tickborne Encephalitis Travelers Diarrhea Trypanosomiasis, African (Sleeping Sickness) Trypanosomiasis, American (Chagas Disease) Tuberculosis Typhoid Fever Varicella (Chickenpox) Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Yellow Fever 5. Yellow Fever Vaccine Requirements and Information on Malaria Risk and Prophylaxis, by Country (yellow pages) 6. Non-Infectious Risks During Travel Jet Lag Motion Sickness Sunburn Temperature Extremes Altitude Illness Swimming and Recreational Water Safety Scuba Diving Food Poisoning from Marine Toxins Natural Disasters and Environmental Hazards Injuries Animal-Associated Hazards Deep Vein Thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolism 7. Conveyance and Transportation Issues Air Travel, including Disinsection Cruise Ship Travel Death Overseas Animal Importation and Reentry 8. International Travel with Infants and Young Children Traveling Safely with Infants and Children Vaccine Recommendations for Infants and Children Breastfeeding and Travel International Adoptions 9. Advising Travelers with Specific Needs The Immunocompromised Traveler Planning for a Healthy Pregnancy and Travelling While Pregnant International Travelers with Disabilities VFRs: Recent Immigrants Returning Home to Visit Friends and Relatives Humanitarian Aid Workers