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" The travel and tropical medicine manual / "
[edited by] Christopher A. Sanford, Paul S. Pottinger, Elaine C. Jong
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627355
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The travel and tropical medicine manual /\ [edited by] Christopher A. Sanford, Paul S. Pottinger, Elaine C. Jong
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Fifth edition
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xiii, 646 pages ;; 20 cm
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9780323375061
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: 0323375065
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Accelerated Hepatitis B Vaccine Schedules
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| Contents
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Front Cover; Expert Consult page; The Travel and Tropical Medicine Manual; Copyright Page; Table Of Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1 Pre-Travel Advice; 1 Approach to Travel Medicine and Contents of a Personal Travel Medicine Kit; Approach to Travel Medicine; Immunizations for Travel; Malaria Chemoprophylaxis; Traveler's Diarrhea; Medical Emergencies during Travel; Finding a Physician in a Foreign Country; Emergency Information Needed; Payment for Services; Emergency Medical Care en Route; Emergency Evacuation Home; Emergency Blood Transfusion; Wilderness and Adventure Travel
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The Traveler's Medical KitPrescription Medications; Summary of Considerations for Health and Travel; Further Reading; 2 Urban Medicine: Threats to Travelers to Cities in Low-Income Nations; Infectious Diseases; Trauma; Air Pollution; Heat Illness; Crime and Security; Illicit Drug Use; Conclusion; Further Reading; 3 Emerging Infectious Diseases and the International Traveler; Approach to International Travelers; Emerging and Reemerging Zoonoses; Vector-Borne Diseases; West Nile Virus; Chikungunya Virus; Zika Virus; Dengue Virus; P. knowlesi Malaria; Artemisinin-Resistant P. falciparum Malaria
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Lyme BorreliosisAir-Borne Diseases; SARS-CoV; MERS-CoV; Food- and Water-Borne Diseases; Sarcocystosis; Other; S. haematobium Urinary Schistosomiasis; Ebola Virus; Information Resources for Emerging Infectious Diseases; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; 4 Jet Health; Cabin Air Quality; Pressurization; Ventilation; Contamination; Humidity and Temperature; Transmission of Communicable Diseases on Aircraft; Supplemental Oxygen during Air Travel; The Air Carrier Access Act of 1986: Denial of Boarding/Passenger Acceptance; Deep Venous Thrombosis and Air Travel; Turbulence-Related Injuries
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In-Flight Medical EmergenciesAutomatic External Defibrillators; Behavioral Problems during Air Travel; Acknowledgments; Further Reading; 5 Immunizations for Travelers; Routine Immunizations; Hepatitis A Vaccine as a Routine Immunization; Hepatitis B Vaccine as a Routine Immunization; Influenza Vaccine; Pneumococcal Vaccine; Required Travel Immunizations; Yellow Fever Vaccine; Yellow Fever (YF) Vaccine; YF Vaccine Booster Doses; YF Vaccine Precautions and Contraindications; YF Vaccine-Associated Viscerotropic Disease (YEL-AVD); YF Vaccine Letter of Waiver; Meningococcal ACWY Vaccines
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Meningococcal ACWY-Diphtheria Toxin Protein Conjugate (MenACWY-D) VaccineMeningococcal ACWY-CRM Conjugate (MenACWY-CRM) Vaccine; Meningococcal Polysaccharide A/C/Y/W-135 Vaccine (MPSV4); Polio Vaccine; Cholera Vaccine; Smallpox Vaccine; Recommended Travel Vaccines; Hepatitis A Vaccine; Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Vaccine; Delayed Hepatitis A Vaccine Booster Dose; Hepatitis A Vaccine Interchangeability; Immune Globulin (IG); Concurrent Administration of Hepatitis A Vaccine with Immune Globulin; Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Vaccine; Hepatitis B Vaccine Low-Responders or Nonresponders
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| Abstract
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Prevent, evaluate, and manage diseases that can be acquired in tropical environments and foreign countries with The Travel and Tropical Medicine Manual. This pragmatic, pocket-sized resource equips medical providers with the knowledge they need to offer effective aid, covering key topics in pre- and post-travel medicine, caring for immigrants and refugees, and working in low-resource settings. It's also the perfect source for travelers seeking quick, easy access to the latest travel medicine information
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Tropical medicine, Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Travel-- Health aspects, Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Tropical Medicine
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Travel
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| Dewey Classification
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613.680913
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| LC Classification
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RC961.6.T73 2017
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WC 680T779 2016
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Sanford, Christopher
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Jong, Elaine C.
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Pottinger, Paul S.
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