登入選單
返回Google圖書搜尋
International Travel and Health
World Health Organization
其他書名
Situation as on 1 January 2007
出版World Health Organization, 2007
主題Business & Economics / Industries / Hospitality, Travel & TourismMedical / Infectious DiseasesMedical / ImmunologyMedical / Public HealthTravel / Reference
ISBN92415803999789241580397
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=aLhL4kUaLVkC&hl=&source=gbs_api
EBookSAMPLE
註釋People made more than 800 million international journeys in 2006. This amount of global travel exposes many people to changes in altitude humidity disease agents and temperature - all of which can lead to ill-health. Many health risks can be minimized by precautions taken before during and after travel. This book explains how travellers can stay healthy and provides WHO guidance on vaccinations malaria chemoprophylaxis and treatment protection against insects and other disease vectors and safety in different environmental settings. This new edition provides information on all the main health risks to which travellers can be exposed during the journey and at the destination. The relevant infectious diseases are described including their causative agents modes of transmission clinical features geographical distribution risks for travellers and prophylactic and preventive measures. New and revised contents in this edition include: travel by sea high altitude disease deep venous thrombosis related to air travel new vaccines and vaccine schedules rabies avian influenza Chikungunya special groups of travellers; including Hajj pilgrims and immigrants visiting friends and relatives malaria treatment in returning travellers and travellers abroad implications of the revised International Health Regulations (2005); and its updated vaccination certificate. This book is designed for medical and public health professionals who advise travellers but it is also a standard reference for travel agents airlines shipping companies and travellers themselves.