Principles and practice of travel medicine /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Zuckerman, Jane N.
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: [Chichester] : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
• Έκδοση: 2nd ed.
• Θέματα: Travel > Health aspects.; Communicable Disease Control.; Travel.; Primary Prevention.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Contagious.; MEDICAL > Infectious Diseases.; Electronic books.
• Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: Includes index.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 1 online resource : illustrations, maps
• Βιβλιογραφία: ReferencesSection II: Infectious diseases and travel; Chapter 6: Epidemiology and surveillance of travel-related diseases; Introduction; Systematic observations; Malaria; Dengue fever; Risk estimates; Detection of sentinel events; Falciparum malaria in the Dominican Republic; African trypanosomiasis from Tanzania; Falciparum malaria in illegal Chinese immigrants; Falciparum malaria in travellers to Gambia; Conclusions; References; Chapter 7: Virus infections in travellers; Viral hepatitis; Introduction and definitions; Hepatitis A; Introduction and definitions; Nature of the virus.
• ISBN: 9781118392058; 1118392051; 9781299158856; 1299158854; 9781118392072; 1118392078; 9781118392089; 1118392086
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118392058

This second edition of Principles and Practice of Travel Medicine has been extensively updated to provide a comprehensive description of travel medicine and is an invaluable reference resource to support the clinical practice of travel medicine. This new edition covers the many recent advances in the field, including the development of new and combined vaccines; malaria prophylaxis; emerging new infections; new hazards resulting from travel to long haul destinations; health tourism; and population movements. The chapter on vaccine-preventable diseases includes new developments.