International Travel Health Guide (9th Ed)

The 1998 International Travel HealthGuide, now with the assistance of Consulting Editors Dr. Jay Keystone and Dr. Phyllis Kozarsky, has been completely updated and expanded. In it, youll find information on new vaccines, as well as the latest information on malaria prevention and treatment, hepatitis, parasitic infections, jet lag, prevention and treatment of travelers diarrhea, fever in the returned travelerand much more. And if you are wondering what exotic illnesses and health hazards you might encounter on your trip, just turn to the World Medical Guide section of the HealthGuide for disease risk advisories on over 200 countries. In short, the International Travel HealthGuide is a must for anyone concerned about safe travel. Whether you are traveling for business or pleasureor are a physician advising travelersthe International Travel HealthGuide should always be within easy reach to give you the essential information that you will needbefore, during, and even after your trip. The 1998 International Travel HealthGuide is a significant departure from the previous editions. Drs. Jay Keystone and Phyllis Kozarsky, two of the most prominent authorities in the field of travel medicine, are now the Contributing Editors. They have meticulously reviewed the entire text of the 1998 edition. Our goal is to maintain the International Travel HealthGuide as the most accurate, user-friendly source of current travel-health information available, not only for lay travelers, but also for the thousands of health care providers who advise patients on how to stay healthy during travel. To help meet this goal, we have maintained the style and format of the HealthGuide, and kept the medicalese to a minimum, without sacrificing the quality of the information that a physician may need to diagnose or treat a number of infectious and tropical diseases.