Intl Travel & Health Vaccination Requirements & Health Advice, 1992

This book, updated each January, provides an essential guide to the medical & personal precautions needed to protect the health of travellers. Addressed to physicians, tourist agencies, & airlines, the book presents the latest information on general precautions to be taken by all travellers, health risks specific to different geographical areas, vaccinations recommended or advised by WHO, & vaccinations legally required for entry into each country in the world. For malaria, epidemiological details are given for all countries with endemic areas, including notes on geographical & season distribution, altitude, predominant species, & status of resistance. Further information on geographical risks is provided in the second chapter, which alerts readers to the main arthropod-borne, food-borne, & water-borne diseases commonly found in different parts of the world. The next chapter lists some of the more important health hazards for travellers & explains preventive measures. The book also discusses the special situations of extended travel, travelling during pregnancy, & health protection for children. In view of the severity of the malaria situation, advice on malaria prophylaxis & chemotherapy is especially detailed. "... filled with information of interest to travellers, particularly those who plan on visiting exotic, tropical locales where malaria, yellow fever, & cholera pose very real threats..." -- Nursing & Health Care.WHO Staff is the author of 'Intl Travel & Health Vaccination Requirements & Health Advice, 1992', published 2000 under ISBN 9789241580175 and ISBN 9241580178.