Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth is a fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and ran clinics and health education programs in Asia for 14 years. She divides her time between Cambridge, UK and Kathmandu, Nepal.

"Straightforward advice...a great bathroom read." —The Washington Post"Worth digesting." —Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel"A cheery and common-sensical guide." —The Independent<//i>“…the good doctor has our best interests at heart, giving expert advice, about learning how to eat and drink safely in a foreign country, including how to manage on long bus rides.” —Las Vegas Sun

• PrefaceIntroductionKathleen Meyer1 Travelers’ DiarrheaKnowing It, Avoiding It2 What’s in the Water? When Is It Safe to Drink?3 Eating RightThe Pleasures and Perils of Seafood 4 Weird FoodsThe Risks of Fearless Dining5 Squat Loos and Long-DropsWhich Way to the Ladies/Gents? 6 Water, WaterDehydration, Rehydration7 Caught Short? Managing on Long Bus Rides8 Tummy TroublesDysentery and Serious Kinds of Infections 9 Immunization Against Diarrhea and Travelers’ IllsPrecautions Now and in the Future10 Coping Without PaperTime-Honored Methods for Keeping Clean11 Women’s UnmentionablesChallenges and Solutions for Female Travelers12 Can It Be Worms? Avoiding Them13 Bad BeastsSnakes and Spiders and Leeches, Oh My! 14 Going OutsideTaking Care of Nature’s Call15 BathingHazards and Techniques in Unusual Circumstances 16 ChildrenKeeping Little Ones Healthy17 Senior TravelersAssessing Special Needs18 HomecomingYou’ve Returned, Are You Healthy? 19 Packing List and Minimal Medical Kit20 Resources and References IndexIndex of ContributorsAcknowledgments

Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth is a fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and ran clinics and health education programs in Asia for 14 years. She divides her time between Cambridge, UK and Kathmandu, Nepal.

"Straightforward advice...a great bathroom read." —The Washington Post"Worth digesting." —Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel"A cheery and common-sensical guide." —The Independent<//i>“…the good doctor has our best interests at heart, giving expert advice, about learning how to eat and drink safely in a foreign country, including how to manage on long bus rides.” —Las Vegas Sun

• PrefaceIntroductionKathleen Meyer1 Travelers’ DiarrheaKnowing It, Avoiding It2 What’s in the Water? When Is It Safe to Drink?3 Eating RightThe Pleasures and Perils of Seafood 4 Weird FoodsThe Risks of Fearless Dining5 Squat Loos and Long-DropsWhich Way to the Ladies/Gents? 6 Water, WaterDehydration, Rehydration7 Caught Short? Managing on Long Bus Rides8 Tummy TroublesDysentery and Serious Kinds of Infections 9 Immunization Against Diarrhea and Travelers’ IllsPrecautions Now and in the Future10 Coping Without PaperTime-Honored Methods for Keeping Clean11 Women’s UnmentionablesChallenges and Solutions for Female Travelers12 Can It Be Worms? Avoiding Them13 Bad BeastsSnakes and Spiders and Leeches, Oh My! 14 Going OutsideTaking Care of Nature’s Call15 BathingHazards and Techniques in Unusual Circumstances 16 ChildrenKeeping Little Ones Healthy17 Senior TravelersAssessing Special Needs18 HomecomingYou’ve Returned, Are You Healthy? 19 Packing List and Minimal Medical Kit20 Resources and References IndexIndex of ContributorsAcknowledgments

Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth is a fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and ran clinics and health education programs in Asia for 14 years. She divides her time between Cambridge, UK and Kathmandu, Nepal.

"Straightforward advice...a great bathroom read." —The Washington Post"Worth digesting." —Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel"A cheery and common-sensical guide." —The Independent<//i>“…the good doctor has our best interests at heart, giving expert advice, about learning how to eat and drink safely in a foreign country, including how to manage on long bus rides.” —Las Vegas Sun

• PrefaceIntroductionKathleen Meyer1 Travelers’ DiarrheaKnowing It, Avoiding It2 What’s in the Water? When Is It Safe to Drink?3 Eating RightThe Pleasures and Perils of Seafood 4 Weird FoodsThe Risks of Fearless Dining5 Squat Loos and Long-DropsWhich Way to the Ladies/Gents? 6 Water, WaterDehydration, Rehydration7 Caught Short? Managing on Long Bus Rides8 Tummy TroublesDysentery and Serious Kinds of Infections 9 Immunization Against Diarrhea and Travelers’ IllsPrecautions Now and in the Future10 Coping Without PaperTime-Honored Methods for Keeping Clean11 Women’s UnmentionablesChallenges and Solutions for Female Travelers12 Can It Be Worms? Avoiding Them13 Bad BeastsSnakes and Spiders and Leeches, Oh My! 14 Going OutsideTaking Care of Nature’s Call15 BathingHazards and Techniques in Unusual Circumstances 16 ChildrenKeeping Little Ones Healthy17 Senior TravelersAssessing Special Needs18 HomecomingYou’ve Returned, Are You Healthy? 19 Packing List and Minimal Medical Kit20 Resources and References IndexIndex of ContributorsAcknowledgments