{"product_id":"essential-travel-medicine-isbn-9781118597255","title":"Essential Travel Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1st edition of \u003ci\u003eEssential Travel Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e provides an excellent concise introduction to the specialty of Travel Medicine. This core text will enable health care practitioners particularly those new to the clinical practice of Travel Medicine, to gain a fundamental understanding of the diverse and complex issues which can potentially affect the health of the many millions of people who undertake international travel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJane N. Zuckerman is joined by Gary W Brunette from CDC and Peter A Leggat from Australia as Editors. Leading international specialists in their fields have contributed authoritative chapters reflecting current knowledge to facilitate best clinical practice in the different aspects of travel medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe aim of \u003ci\u003eEssential Travel Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e is to provide a comprehensive guide to Travel Medicine as well as a fundamental knowledge base to support international undergraduate and postgraduate specialty training programmes in the discipline of Travel Medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 1st edition of \u003ci\u003eEssential Travel Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e offers an indispensable resource of essential information for travel health practitioners, infectious disease specialists, occupational health specialists, public health specialists, family practitioners, pharmacists and other allied health professionals. This core text will appeal similarly to those training in Travel Medicine and to those who want a concise introduction to the subject or an ideal revision companion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1: Travel medicine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Basic epidemiology of infectious diseases 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark J. Sotir \u0026amp; David O. Freedman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Basic epidemiology of non-infectious diseases 9\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard C. Franklin \u0026amp; Peter A. Leggat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Pre-travel health risk assessment 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter A. Leggat \u0026amp; Jane N. Zuckerman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Setting up a travel clinic 35\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarc T.M. Shaw \u0026amp; Claire S. Wong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Travel medicine resources 45\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter A. Leggat, Gary W. Brunette, Gilles Poumerol, \u0026amp; Jane N. Zuckerman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2: Travel-related infectious diseases\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Travelers’ diarrhea 57\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles D. Ericsson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Vector-borne diseases 65\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnnelies Wilder-Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Yellow fever 75\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark D. Gershman \u0026amp; J. Erin Staples\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Malaria 83\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTomas Jelinek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Respiratory disease 95\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRegina LaRocque \u0026amp; Edward T. Ryan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Sexually transmitted infections 103\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlberto Matteelli, Anna Cristina C. Carvalho, \u0026amp; Patricia Schlagenhauf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Tropical skin infections 115\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrancisco Vega-López \u0026amp; Sara Ritchie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Rabies 121\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary J. Warrell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Vaccine-preventable diseases 131\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph Torresi, Abinash Virk \u0026amp; Jane N Zuckerman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3: Travelers with underlying medical problems and special needs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Women’s health and travel 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI. Dale Carroll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Traveling with children 173\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKarl Neumann, Andrea P. Summer, \u0026amp; Philip R. Fischer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Travelers with underlying medical conditions 187\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnne E. McCarthy \u0026amp; Kathryn N. Suh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The older traveler and traveling with disability 199\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKathryn N. Suh \u0026amp; Anne E. McCarthy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Visiting friends and relatives 209\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKarin Leder \u0026amp; Sarah L. McGuinness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Migrants, refugees, and travel medicine 215\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLouis Loutan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Study-abroad programs: student health and safety issues 221\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGary Rhodes \u0026amp; Gary W. Brunette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Humanitarian aid workers, disaster relief workers, and missionaries 227\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrian D. Gushulak \u0026amp; Douglas W. MacPherson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Long-term travelers 235\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eClaire Davies \u0026amp; Ted Lankester\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 4: Environmental travel health risks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Aviation and travel medicine 243\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Bagshaw, Ian C. Cheng \u0026amp; Robert Bor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Expedition and wilderness medicine 257\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSean T. Hudson, Will Smith, David R. Shlim, Caroline J. Knox \u0026amp; Karen J. Marienau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Venomous poisonous animals and toxins 279\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark A. Read\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Cruise ships and travel medicine 285\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSally S.J. Bell \u0026amp; Eilif Dahl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Mass gatherings and travel medicine 293\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoanna Gaines \u0026amp; Gary W. Brunette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Emergency care whilst abroad 301\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter A. Leggat \u0026amp; Marc T.M. Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 5: Post-travel medicine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 The returning traveler 313\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTamar Lachish, Alfons Van Gompel \u0026amp; Eli Schwartz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 327\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane N. Zuckerman, \u003c\/b\u003e University College London, London, UK\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGary W. Brunette, \u003c\/b\u003e Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePeter A. 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