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The International Traveler´s Guide to Avoiding Infections
Charles E. Davis
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Description for The International Traveler´s Guide to Avoiding Infections
Paperback. Tourists and professionals such as military personnel, journalists, aid workers, and businesspeople need the tools provided here to stay healthy during their trip and after they return home. Series: A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book. Num Pages: 544 pages, 32, 11 colour illustrations, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: VFD; WTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 756.
The last thing a world traveler wants is to get sick. To stay healthy, travelers need to protect themselves from viruses, bacteria, and parasites, including many they have seldom, if ever, encountered. With precise, simple explanations, this indispensable guide helps international travelers avoid common-and uncommon-infections wherever they go. Relating important medical findings, Dr. Charles E. Davis provides the latest recommendations for healthy travel planning. He describes the precautions travelers can take to prevent infection, including, pre-trip travel clinic visits; essential immunizations and medications; travel insurance and medical kits; safe food and water practices; personal protection measures; and post-trip checkups. The ... Read more
The last thing a world traveler wants is to get sick. To stay healthy, travelers need to protect themselves from viruses, bacteria, and parasites, including many they have seldom, if ever, encountered. With precise, simple explanations, this indispensable guide helps international travelers avoid common-and uncommon-infections wherever they go. Relating important medical findings, Dr. Charles E. Davis provides the latest recommendations for healthy travel planning. He describes the precautions travelers can take to prevent infection, including, pre-trip travel clinic visits; essential immunizations and medications; travel insurance and medical kits; safe food and water practices; personal protection measures; and post-trip checkups. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
Series
A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421403809
SKU
V9781421403809
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Charles E. Davis
Charles E. Davis, M.D., a specialist in microbiology and infectious diseases, is professor emeritus of pathology and medicine at the University of California, San Diego, and director emeritus of microbiology at the UCSD medical center.
Reviews for The International Traveler´s Guide to Avoiding Infections
Davis... provides advice about what to do before, during, and after a trip to prevent infection and explains options if an illness does occur... VERDICT: Essential for international travelers. Library Journal A best new travel read... lists the essentials of a travel medical kit, outlines basic food and water practices, and details the viruses, bacteria, and parasites that may be ... Read more