Travel Medicine E-Book

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Travel Medicine E-Book

Infectious and contagious diseases

Authors: Jay S. Keystone, Phyllis E. Kozarsky, Bradley A. Connor, Hans D. Nothdurft, Marc Mendelson, Karin Leder

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Language: English

Published by: Elsevier

Published on: 22nd November 2018

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 27 Mb

ISBN: 9780323547710


New Chapters and Content

Includes new chapters to assist your care of specific populations such as those engaging in ecotourism or military travel, as well as the VIP traveler. A new chapter on pre-travel considerations for non-vaccine preventable travel infections has also been added.

Updated Information

Provides new information on new influenza and shingles vaccines, microbiome and drug resistance, Zika and the pregnant or breastfeeding traveler, the Viagra effect and increase in STIs, refugees and immigrants, and much more.

Prevention Methods

Covers new methods of prevention of dengue virus, Zika virus, chikungunya virus, Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome, sleeping sickness, and avian flu.

Visual Aids and Study Tools

New illustrations and numerous new tables and boxes provide visual guidance and make reference quick and easy.

Exam Preparation

Helps you prepare for the travel medicine examination with convenient cross references to the ISTM "body of knowledge" in specific chapters and/or passages in the book.

Destination Updates

Keeps you updated on remote destinations and the unique perils they present.

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