Table of Contents
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Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 2
The Pretravel Consultation
Self-Treatable Conditions
Counseling & Advice for Travelers
- Food & Water Precautions
- Water Disinfection for Travelers
- Food Poisoning from Marine Toxins
- Protection against Mosquitoes, Ticks, & Other Arthropods
- Sun Exposure
- Problems with Heat & Cold
- Injury Prevention
- Safety & Security
- Animal-Associated Hazards
- Environmental Hazards
- Scuba Diving
- Medical Tourism
- Discussing Complementary & Integrative Health Approaches with Travelers
- Deep Vein Thrombosis & Pulmonary Embolism
- Mental Health
- Travel Health Kits
- Perspectives: Pharmaceutical Quality & Falsified Drugs
- Obtaining Health Care Abroad
- Travel Insurance, Travel Health Insurance, & Medical Evacuation Insurance
Chapter 4
Select Destinations
Africa & the Middle East
The Americas & the Caribbean
Asia
Chapter 5
Post-Travel Evaluation
Chapter 6
Conveyance & Transportation Issues
Chapter 7
International Travel with Infants & Children
Chapter 8
Advising Travelers with Specific Needs
- Immunocompromised Travelers
- Travelers with Chronic Illnesses
- Pregnant Travelers
- Travelers with Disabilities
- Immigrants Returning Home to Visit Friends & Relatives (VFRs)
- Health Care Workers
- Advice for Air Crews
- Humanitarian Aid Workers
- Long-Term Travelers & Expatriates
- Perspectives: Malaria in Long-Term Travelers & Expatriates
- Last-Minute Travelers
- Special Considerations for US Military Deployments
- Study Abroad & Other International Student Travel
- Travel to Mass Gatherings
- Newly Arrived Immigrants & Refugees
- Wilderness & Expedition Medicine
- Work-Related Travel