Essential Travel Medicine

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

1 092 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Beskrivning

This 1st edition of Essential Travel Medicine 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.Jane 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.The aim of Essential Travel Medicine 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.The 1st edition of Essential Travel Medicine 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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-07-10
Mått:173 x 244 x 18 mm
Vikt:553 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:368
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781118597255

Utforska kategorier

Miljömedicin inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Jane N. Zuckerman, University College London, London, UKGary W. Brunette, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USAPeter A. Leggat, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia

Innehållsförteckning

List of Contributors viiPreface xvAcknowledgments xviiSection 1: Travel medicine1 Basic epidemiology of infectious diseases 3Mark J. Sotir & David O. Freedman2 Basic epidemiology of non-infectious diseases 9Richard C. Franklin & Peter A. Leggat3 Pre-travel health risk assessment 23Peter A. Leggat & Jane N. Zuckerman4 Setting up a travel clinic 35Marc T.M. Shaw & Claire S. Wong5 Travel medicine resources 45Peter A. Leggat, Gary W. Brunette, Gilles Poumerol, & Jane N. ZuckermanSection 2: Travel-related infectious diseases6 Travelers’ diarrhea 57Charles D. Ericsson7 Vector-borne diseases 65Annelies Wilder-Smith8 Yellow fever 75Mark D. Gershman & J. Erin Staples9 Malaria 83Tomas Jelinek10 Respiratory disease 95Regina LaRocque & Edward T. Ryan11 Sexually transmitted infections 103Alberto Matteelli, Anna Cristina C. Carvalho, & Patricia Schlagenhauf12 Tropical skin infections 115Francisco Vega-López & Sara Ritchie13 Rabies 121Mary J. Warrell14 Vaccine-preventable diseases 131Joseph Torresi, Abinash Virk & Jane N ZuckermanSection 3: Travelers with underlying medical problems and special needs15 Women’s health and travel 167I. Dale Carroll16 Traveling with children 173Karl Neumann, Andrea P. Summer, & Philip R. Fischer17 Travelers with underlying medical conditions 187Anne E. McCarthy & Kathryn N. Suh18 The older traveler and traveling with disability 199Kathryn N. Suh & Anne E. McCarthy19 Visiting friends and relatives 209Karin Leder & Sarah L. McGuinness20 Migrants, refugees, and travel medicine 215Louis Loutan21 Study-abroad programs: student health and safety issues 221Gary Rhodes & Gary W. Brunette22 Humanitarian aid workers, disaster relief workers, and missionaries 227Brian D. Gushulak & Douglas W. MacPherson23 Long-term travelers 235Claire Davies & Ted LankesterSection 4: Environmental travel health risks24 Aviation and travel medicine 243Michael Bagshaw, Ian C. Cheng & Robert Bor25 Expedition and wilderness medicine 257Sean T. Hudson, Will Smith, David R. Shlim, Caroline J. Knox & Karen J. Marienau26 Venomous poisonous animals and toxins 279Mark A. Read27 Cruise ships and travel medicine 285Sally S.J. Bell & Eilif Dahl28 Mass gatherings and travel medicine 293Joanna Gaines & Gary W. Brunette29 Emergency care whilst abroad 301Peter A. Leggat & Marc T.M. ShawSection 5: Post-travel medicine30 The returning traveler 313Tamar Lachish, Alfons Van Gompel & Eli SchwartzIndex 327

Mer från samma författare

Principles and Practice of Travel Medicine

Jane N. Zuckerman

E-bok

2012

3 152 kr

Principles and Practice of Travel Medicine

Jane N. Zuckerman

E-bok

2012

3 152 kr