Title:
The travel and tropical medicine manual / [edited by] Christopher A. Sanford, Associate Professor, Family Medicine, Associate Professor, 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.
Author:
Sanford, Christopher, editor.
Pottinger, Paul S. (Professor of infectious diseases), editor.
Jong, Elaine C., editor.
Publication Information:
Edinburgh ; New York : Elsevier, [2017]
Call Number:
RC961.6 .T73 2017
Abstract:
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.
Edition:
Fifth edition.
ISBN:
9780323375061
Physical Description:
xiii, 646 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
General Note:
Preceded by The travel and tropical medicine manual / edited by Elaine C. Jong, Christopher Sanford. 4th ed. c2008.
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 -- 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, citaeous 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.
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