Health risks are dynamic and ever-changing, both at home and while travelingabroad. To stay abreast of the most up-to-the-minute health recommendations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's user-friendly Health Information for International Travel (commonly referred to as the "Yellow Book") has been relied on for decades as a trusted reference for travelers and health careprofessionals alike. Health risks are dynamic and ever-changing, both at homeand while traveling abroad. To stay abreast of the most up-to-date health recommendations, for decades health care professionals and travelers have relied on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's user-friendly Health Information for International Travel (commonly referred to as the The Yellow Book) as a trusted reference. Updated biennially by a team of experts, this book is the only publicationfor all official government recommendations for international travel.The book's features include clear and easy-to-read disease risk maps, information on where to find health care during travel, specific health information and itineraries for popular tourist destinations, detailed country-specific information for yellow fever and malaria, advice for those traveling with infantsand children, and a comprehensive catalog of diseases, their clinical pictures, and their epidemiologies. The Yellow Book addresses the pre-travel consult and providespost-travel clinical guidance on ways to approach common syndromes of returned travelers who are ill. INDICE: Chapter 1-Introduction Chapter 2-The Pre-Travel Consultation Chapter 3- Infectious Diseases Related to Travel Chapter 4-Select Destinations and Travel Itineraries Chapter 5- Post Travel Chapter 6-Conveyance and Transportation Issues Chapter 7-International Travel with Infants and Children Chapter 8-Advising Travelers with Specific Needs Chapter 9-Health Considerations for Newly Arrived Immigrants and Refugees Appendices 153 Appendix A: Promotion of Quality in the Practice of Travel Medicine 154 Appendix B: Essential Electronic Resources for the Travel Medicine Practitioner 155 Appendix C: Travel Vaccine Summary Table 156 Appendix D: HealthMap
- ISBN: 978-0-19-976901-8
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 592
- Fecha Publicación: 12/05/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés