Book[edited by] Christopher A. Sanford, Associate Professor, Family Medicine, Associate Professor,
... Show More Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, Paul S. Pottinger, Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases Medicine, Associate Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, University of Washington, Seatte, WA, USA, Elaine C. Jong, Medical Director, University of Washington Campus Health Services, Director Emeritus, University of Washington, Travel and Tropical Medicine Clinic, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.
Summary: Prevent, evaluate, and manage diseases that can be acquired in tropical environments and foreign countries with The Travel and Tropical Medicine Manual. 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.
Contents:
Section 1. PRE-TRAVEL ADVICE. Chp. 1. Approach to travel medicine and contents of a personal travel medicine kit
Chp. 2. Urban medicine: threats to travelers to cities in low-income nations
Chp. 3. Emerging infectious diseases and the international traveler
Chp. 4. Jet health
Chp. 5. Immunizations for travelers
Chp. 6. Malaria prevention
Chp. 7. Water disinfection
Chp. 8. Traveler's diarrhea: prevention and self-treatment
Chp. 0. Disequilibrium: jet lag, motion sickness, cold exposure, and heat illness
Section 2. ADVICE FOR SPECIAL TRAVELERS. Chp. 10. High altitude travel
Chp. 11. Dive medicine
Chp. 12. Travel advice for pediatric travelers
Chp. 13. Students traveling abroad
Chp. 14. Advice for women travelers
Chp. 15. Immunocompromised traveler
Chp. 16. Travel with chronic medical conditions
Chp. 17. Travel and mental health
Chp. 18. Pre-travel assessment and advice for expatriates and volunteers
Chp. 19. Health screening for immigrants, refugees, and international adoptees
Section 3. FEVER. Chp. 20 Travel-acquired illnesses associated with fever
Chp. 21. Malaria diagnosis and treatment
Chp. 22. Viral hepatitis in travelers and immigrants
Chp. 23. Leptospirosis
Chp. 24. Lyme disease
Chp. 25. Tuberculosis in travelers and immigrants
Chp. 26. Chagas Disease
Chp. 27. Human African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
Chp. 28. Ebola Virus disease and hemorrhagic fevers
Chp. 29. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in returning travelers
Chp. 30. Role of point-of-care testing in travel medicine
Section 4. DIARRHEA. Chp. 31. Approach to diarrhea in returned travelers
Chp. 32. Amebiasis, Giardiasis, and other intestinal protozoan infections
Chp. 33. Food poisoning: toxic syndromes
Chp. 34. Fish and shellfish poisoning: toxic syndromes
Section 5. DERMATOLOGY. Chp. 35. Approach to tropical dermatology
Chp. 36. Acute skin reactions and bacterial infections
Chp. 37. Ectoparasites, cutaneous parasites, and cnidarian envenomation
Chp. 38. Fungal skin infections
Chp. 39. Leishmaniasis
Chp. 40. Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)
Section 6. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. Chp. 41. Sexually transmitted infections and foreign travel
Chp. 42. Gonococcal and chlamydial genital infections and pelvic inflammatory disease
Chp. 43. Syphilis
Chp. 44. Genital ulcer disease
Section 7. HELMINTHS. Chp. 45. Common intestinal roundworms
Chp. 46. Cestodes: intestinal and extraintestinal tapeworm: infections, including echinococcosis and cysticercosis
Chp. 47. Filarial infections
Chp. 48. Trematodes
Chp. 49. Eosinophilic patient with suspected parasitic infection
Appendix
Index.