
Internet Guide to Travel Health
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The Internet Guide to Travel Health is your one-stop resource for when you need authoritative, reliable, and up-to-date information for preventing or dealing with illness and injury while traveling in the United States and abroad. For persons traveling near or far, this useful, easy-to-consult guide identifies dependable Web sites with advice, tips, and accurate facts on health issues that can affect your travel plans. You'll save time and effort when researching the planning, preparation, and preventive measures necessary to stay healthy while traveling.
In the Internet Guide to Travel Health, you will discover a wealth of information for maintaining your health and safety throughout your trip. This book offers you Web sites to keep you informed on the latest life-threatening situations occurring throughout the world, such as disease outbreaks, epidemics, and natural disasters. With Internet addresses for what health documents to keep with you at all times, how to find doctors and clinics at your destination, and even what to do in case of a death far from home, this informative guide helps you stay organized, even in an emergency.
The Internet Guide to Travel Health provides you with reliable information on:
elective and compulsory immunizations, vaccinations, and examinations
safety concerns with specific modes of travelautomotive, railways, air travel, cruise ships
travel recommendations and accommodations for people with disabilities, seniors, children, people with HIV, and pets
specific diseases, conditions, and ailments that can affect travel or be encountered while travelingfrom air rage and allergies to West Nile Virus and Yellow Fever
interactive tools and real-time travel advicedriving distance calculators, air flight arrival/departure delays, and traffic reports
In addition to the Web site listings, the Internet Guide to Travel Health provides numerous screen shots of key Internet resources and an understandable glossary of health- and Internet-related terms. With the myriad of health and safety risks associated with traveling both nationally and internationally, this book is essential for vacationers, business travelers, explorers, and health care professionals who want to stay informed and prepared.
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Content
Anatomy of a Web Site Address
Evaluating Web Content
Using Search Engines/Directories
Staying Healthy and Well
Chapter 2. General Travel Health Sites
Chapter 3. Pretravel Planning
Checklists
Health Certificates and Other Documents
Immunizations and Vaccinations
Medications, Devises, and Supplies
Predeparture Health Examinations
Travel Health Insurance
Chapter 4. Specific Issues and Concerns
Accidents
Automobile Travel
Bus or Train Travel
Children Traveling Alone and Traveling with Children
Contraindications to Travel
Cruise Ship Travel
Death
Disabilities
Evacuation Services
Health Tourism
Medical Care While Traveling
Medications
Natural Disasters
Pets Traveling Alone and Traveling with Pets
Quarantine
Seniors Traveling Alone and Traveling with Seniors
Weather
Women Traveling Alone
Chapter 5. Diseases, Conditions, and Ailments
Air Rage and Road Rage
Allergies and Asthma
Altitude Sickness
Arthritis
Back Problems
Bites and Stings
Cold Weather Conditions
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Dengue Fever and Other Hemorrhagic Fevers
Dental Problems
Diabetes
Diarrhea
Ear Problems
Exercise Before and During Travel
Fear of Flying
Food-Borne Illnesses
Hepatitis
HIV and AIDS
Jet Lag
Lung Diseases
Lyme Disease
Mad Cow Disease
Malaria
Motion Sickness
Pregnancy
Sunburn, Sunstroke, and Heat Exhaustion
West Nile Virus
Yellow Fever
Chapter 6. Interactive Tools
Chapter 7. Organizations
Chapter 8. Full-Text Publications
Glossary
Suggested Readings
Index
Reference Notes Included
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