Principles and practice of travel medicine / / edited by Jane N. Zuckerman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910141484803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-118-39205-1; 1-299-15885-4; 1-118-39208-6; 1-118-39207-8
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (678 p.)
• Disciplina: 613.6/8; 613.68
• Soggetti: Travel - Health aspects; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Contributor list; Preface; Section I: Travel medicine; Chapter 1: Trends in travel; Introduction; Growth of tourism; Where are international tourists going?; Outbound tourism; The economics of tourism; Trends in travel types; Future trends; References; Chapter 2: Tourism, aviation and the impact on travel medicine; Introduction; The relationship between tourism and travel medicine; Changing patterns and types of tourism; The impact of tourism trends on travel medicine; The impact of aviation trends on travel medicine; Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Epidemiology of health risks and travelGlobal burden of infectious diseases; Significance of infectious diseases in developed countries; Significance of infectious diseases in developing countries; Dimensions of international travel and migration; Tropical infectious diseases and travel; Health risks to travellers; Cohort studies; Field studies; Post-travel illnesses; Travel-associated mortality; References; Chapter 4: Fitness to travel; Introduction; The traveller's personal health and impact on fitness to travel; 'Traveller of size'; Diabetes; Cardiorespiratory problems; Food allergiesPregnancy; The elderly traveller; The epileptic traveller; Travellers with psychiatric conditions; The immunocompromised traveller; Vaccines; Environmental risks; Special topics; Special situations; Contagious diseases; Insurance; Conclusion; References; Additional resources; Chapter 5: Management of a travel clinic; Introduction; Travel clinic models; Travel clinic staff; Information resources; Travel clinic operations; Approach to trip risk assessment; The three basic topics; Health status of the traveller; Review of itinerary; Patient information brochures; Conclusion; 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; Epidemiology and geographical distributionReservoir of infection; Pathology; Clinical features; Diagnosis; Management and treatment; Protective measures and prevention; Hepatitis B; Introduction and definitions; Nature of the virus; Surface antigen epitopes; Surface antigen mutants; HBV precore mutants; Replication of HBV; Epidemiology and geographical distribution; Reservoir of infection; Pathology; Immune responses; Clinical features and diagnosis; Management and treatment; Prevention of hepatitis B; Hepatitis B and the traveller; Hepatitis D; Introduction and definitions; Nature of the infectious agent
• Sommario/riassunto: 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