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1 online resource (xii, 528 pages) : color illustrations, maps |
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Front cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Maps -- List of Figures -- List of Boxes -- CDC Contributors -- External Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- INTRODUCTION TO TRAVEL HEALTH AND THE YELLOW BOOK -- PLANNING FOR HEALTHY TRAVEL: RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRAVELER, CLINICIAN, AND TRAVEL INDUSTRY -- TRAVEL EPIDEMIOLOGY -- Chapter 2. The Pre-Travel Consultation -- THE PRE-TRAVEL CONSULTATION -- GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR VACCINATION AND IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS |
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SUBSECTION. Travel-Related Vaccine-Preventable DiseasesHEPATITIS A -- HEPATITIS B -- TYPHOID AND PARATYPHOID FEVER -- YELLOW FEVER -- YELLOW FEVER VACCINE REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, BY COUNTRY -- JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS (JE) -- MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE -- RABIES -- SUBSECTION. Routine Vaccine-Preventable Diseases -- DIPHTHERIA -- HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) -- INFLUENZA (SEASONAL, AVIAN, AND PANDEMIC) -- MEASLES (RUBEOLA) -- MUMPS -- PERTUSSIS -- PNEUMOCOCCAL DISEASE(STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE) -- POLIOMYELITIS -- RUBELLA -- TETANUS |
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""VARICELLA (CHICKENPOX)""""SUBSECTION. Malaria""; ""MALARIA""; ""MALARIA RISK INFORMATION AND PROPHYLAXIS, BY COUNTRY""; ""SUBSECTION. Self-Treatable Diseases""; ""SELF-TREATABLE DISEASES""; ""TRAVELERS� DIARRHEA""; ""ALTITUDE ILLNESS""; ""JET LAG""; ""MOTION SICKNESS""; ""RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS""; ""OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO HIV""; ""SUBSECTION. Counseling and Advice for Travelers""; ""PROTECTION AGAINST MOSQUITOES, TICKS, ANDOTHER INSECTS AND ARTHROPODS""; ""WATER DISINFECTION FOR TRAVELERS""; ""SUNBURN""; ""PROBLEMS WITH HEAT AND COLD""; ""FOOD POISONING FROM MARINE TOXINS"" |
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""ANIMAL-ASSOCIATED HAZARDS""""DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS AND PULMONARY EMBOLISM""; ""INJURIES AND SAFETY""; ""NATURAL DISASTERS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS""; ""SCUBA DIVING""; ""MEDICAL TOURISM""; ""DRUG�VACCINE AND DRUG�DRUG INTERACTIONS""; ""TRAVEL HEALTH KITS""; ""OBTAINING HEALTH CARE ABROAD FOR THE ILL TRAVELER""; ""TRAVEL INSURANCE AND EVACUATION INSURANCE""; ""MENTAL HEALTH AND TRAVEL""; ""Chapter 3. Select Destinations and Travel Itineraries""; ""RATIONALE FOR SELECT DESTINATIONS""; ""CUZCO�MACHU PICCHU, PERU""; ""IGUASSU FALLS, BRAZIL/ARGENTINA""; ""KILIMANJARO, TANZANIA"" |
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""SAFARIS IN EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICA""""ANGKOR WAT, CAMBODIA""; ""INDIA""; ""CHINA""; ""COSTA RICA""; ""NEPAL""; ""Chapter 4. The Post-Travel Consultation""; ""GENERAL APPROACH TO THE RETURNED TRAVELER""; ""ASYMPTOMATIC SCREENING""; ""SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS IN RETURNED TRAVELERS""; ""PERSISTENT TRAVELERS� DIARRHEA""; ""FEVER IN RETURNED TRAVELERS""; ""Chapter 5. Other Infectious Diseases Related to Travel""; ""AMEBIASIS""; ""ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS(ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS INFECTION, NEUROLOGIC ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS)""; ""ANTHRAX""; ""BARTONELLA-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS""; ""BRUCELLOSIS"" |
| Summary |
The 2009-2010 edition of the CDC Health Information for International Travel (The Yellow Book) presents dependable advice on any travel health issue, including vaccinations, essential trip planning and safety tips, prevention of an expanded list of travel-related infectious diseases, altitude illness, motion sickness, sunburn, medical tourism, and much more. The expert narrative explains the most common health issues and practical day-to-day information for nine popular destinations and travel itineraries. This official publication of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is filled with valuable information not only for health-care providers and travelers, but also for anyone interested in travel health. It's your trusted travel medicine desktop reference-with a fresh look and feel! Presents the latest expertise and knowledge on diseases and infection control as endorsed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Features content ranging from basic guidelines to specific treatment options to be useful for both practitioners and general audiences. Includes updated references in each chapter so you can pursue the original medical sources for more detail |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Travel -- Health aspects.
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Travel.
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Communicable Disease Control
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Travel
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travel.
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Travel
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Travel -- Health aspects
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Brunette, Gary W
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Center for Disease Control.
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| ISBN |
9780702034817 |
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0702034819 |
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0702042846 |
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9780702042843 |
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