International Travel Health Guide (9th Ed)

By Stuart R. Rose

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0923947248
• ISBN13: 9780923947248
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Travel Medicine, Inc.
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Read this book if you're interested in safe travel

When it comes to safe international travel, here's your best companion. You're probably wondering as you plan your trip overseas, "How do I stay healthy abroad....and what do I do if I get sick or injured far from home?" You might be thinking about which diseases are lurking in the locales you're planning to visit-or perhaps you want to know which antibiotic is now considered the best treatment for travelers' diarrhea. And what about that new strain of cholera? Is it really a threat to worry about? The International Travel HealthGuide, by Stuart R. Rose, M.D. answers these questions-and many more. Now in its Ninth Edition-and with the editorial assistance of internationally-recognized travel medicine experts Jay Keystone, M.D. and Phyllis Kozarsky, M.D.-it is the only annually-updated source that summarizes the most recent information that you need to know to avoid or treat illnesses such as malaria, hepatitis, travelers' diarrhea, cholera, and typhoid. Topics covered also include: vaccinations * jet lag * medical care abroad * Lyme disease * air ambulance services * travel insurance *HIV risks * business travel * altitude sickness * travel and pregnancy . . . and much more! The HealthGuide also gives you the latest information on insect bite prevention, water filtration and purification, and how to prepare and use oral rehydration solutions to treat dehydration caused by travelers' diarrhea. When planning your trip, the expanded World Medical Guide section of the book provides you with extraordinarily detailed information on the health risks and diseases in over 200 countries-plus gives you listings of many foreign hospitals! Updated every year. . . extensively used and recommended by physicians, travel clinics, multinational corporations for their employees abroad, travel agencies, and study abroad programs. "... A storehouse of advice for the overseas traveler." Robert Barnett, American Express Travel & Leisure magazine. "... I would strongly recommend this book to anyone considering a trip overseas, or to those of us in the exciting new field of travel medicine." Eric L. Weiss, MD, DTM & H. Former Director, Stanford University Travel Medicine Clinic. "... I keep a copy of this excellent book in my waiting room and recommend it as the best of its kind to any patient requesting a reference on travel health issues." David O. Freedman, MD. Division of Geographic Medicine, Univ. of Alabama. 472 pages. Softcover.