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THE ESSENTIAL WORK IN TRAVEL MEDICINE -- NOW COMPLETELY UPDATED FOR 2018As unprecedented numbers of travelers cross international borders each day, the need for up-to-date, practical information about the health challenges posed by travel has never been greater. For both international travelers and the health professionals who care for them, the CDC Yellow Book 2018: Health Information for International Travel is the definitive guide to staying safe and healthy anywhere in the world.The fully revised and updated 2018 edition codifies the U.S. government's most current health guidelines and information for international travelers, including pretravel vaccine recommendations, destination-specific health advice, and easy-to-reference maps, tables, and charts. The 2018 Yellow Book also addresses the needs of specific types of travelers, with dedicated sections on:· Precautions for pregnant travelers, immunocompromised travelers, and travelers with disabilities· Special considerations for newly arrived adoptees, immigrants, and refugees· Practical tips for last-minute or resource-limited travelers· Advice for air crews, humanitarian workers, missionaries, and others who provide care and support overseasAuthored by a team of the world's most esteemed travel medicine experts, the Yellow Book is an essential resource for travelers -- and the clinicians overseeing their care -- at home and abroad.
Table of Contents
List of Boxes, Figures, Maps, and Tables, by Topic List of MapsEditorial StaffCDC ContributorsExternal ContributorsAcknowledgmentsIn Memoriam: Dedication to Alan J. MagillPreface 1. IntroductionIntroduction to Travel Health & the Yellow BookPlanning for Healthy Travel: CDC Travelers' Health Website and Mobile ApplicationsTravel EpidemiologyPerspectives: The Role of the Traveler in Translocation of DiseasePerspectives: Why Guidelines DifferAir Travel Trends2. The Pre-Travel ConsultationThe Pre-travel ConsultationPerspectives: Travelers' Perception of RiskPerspectives: Prioritizing Care for the Resource-Limited TravelerPerspectives: The Need for a Cost Analysis of to Justify the Travel MedicineConsultGeneral Recommendations for Vaccination & ImmunoprophylaxisInteractions among Travel Vaccines & DrugsPerspectives: Fear of VaccinesSelf-Treatable ConditionsTravelers' DiarrheaPerspectives: Antibiotics in Travelers' Diarrhea -- Balancing the Risks & BenefitsFor the Record: A History of the Definition & Management of Travelers' DiarrheaAltitude IllnessFor the Record: A History of the Definition & Management of Altitude IllnessJet LagMotion SicknessRespiratory InfectionsCounseling & Advice for TravelersFood & Water PrecautionsPerspectives: Prevention of Travelers' Diarrhea-It's Not Only WHAT You Eat & DrinkWater Disinfection for TravelersFood Poisoning from Marine ToxinsProtection against Mosquitoes, Ticks, & Other ArthropodsSun ExposureProblems with Heat & ColdInjury PreventionSafety & SecurityAnimal-Associated HazardsNatural DisastersEnvironmental HazardsScuba DivingMedical TourismDiscussing Complementary and/or Alternative Integrative Health Approaches with TravelersDeep Vein Thrombosis & Pulmonary EmbolismMental HealthTravel Health KitsPerspectives: Pharmaceutical Quality & Counterfeit Falsified DrugsObtaining Health Care Abroad for the Ill TravelerTravel Insurance, Travel Health Insurance, & Medical Evacuation Insurance3. Infectious Diseases Related to Travel AmebiasisAngiostrongyliasis, NeurologicAnthraxB virusBartonella InfectionsBrucellosisCampylobacteriosisChikungunyaCholeraCoccidioidomycosisCryptosporidiosisCutaneous Larva MigransCyclosporiasisCysticercosisDengueDiphtheriaEbola Virus Disease and Marburg Virus DiseaseEchinococcosisEscherichia coli, DiarrheagenicFascioliasisFilariasis, LymphaticGiardiasisHand, Foot, & Mouth DiseaseHelicobacter pyloriHelminths, Soil-TransmittedHepatitis AHepatitis BHepatitis CHepatitis EHistoplasmosisHIV InfectionInfluenzaJapanese EncephalitisLegionellosis (Legionnaires' Disease & Pontiac Fever)Leishmaniasis, CutaneousLeishmaniasis, VisceralLeptospirosisLyme DiseaseMalariaFor the Record: A History of Malaria ChemoprophylaxisMeasles (Rubeola)MelioidosisMeningococcal DiseaseMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)MumpsNorovirusOnchocerciasis (River Blindness)PertussisPinworm (Enterobiasis, Oxyuriasis, Threadworm)Plague (Bubonic, Pneumonic, Septicemic)Pneumococcal DiseasePoliomyelitisFor the Record: A History of Polio Eradication EffortsQ FeverRabiesPerspectives: Intradermal Rabies Preexposure ImmunizationRickettsial (Spotted & Typhus Fevers) & Related Infections, including Anaplasmosis & EhrlichiosisRubellaSalmonellosis (Nontyphoidal)SarcocystosisScabiesSchistosomiasisSexually Transmitted DiseasesPerspectives: Sex & TourismShigellosisSmallpox & Other Orthopoxvirus-Associated InfectionsStrongyloidiasisTaeniasisTetanusTickborne EncephalitisToxoplasmosisTrypanosomiasis, African (Sleeping Sickness)Trypanosomiasis, American (Chagas Disease)TuberculosisPerspectives: Tuberculin Skin Testing of TravelersTyphoid & Paratyphoid FeverVaricella (Chickenpox)Viral Hemorrhagic FeversYellow FeverFor the Record: A History of Yellow Fever Vaccine RequirementsYersiniosisZika VirusYellow Fever & Malaria Information, by Country4. Select Destinations Rationale for Select DestinationsAfrica & The Middle EastEast Africa: SafarisSaudi Arabia: Hajj/Umrah PilgrimageSouth AfricaTanzania: KilimanjaroThe Americas & The CaribbeanBrazilCubaDominican RepublicHaitiMexicoPeru: Cusco-, Machu Picchu, and Other RegionsAsiaBurma (Myanmar)CambodiaChinaIndiaNepalThailandVietnamThe Middle East & North AfricaEgypt & Nile River CruisesSaudi Arabia: Hajj Pilgrimage5. Post-Travel Evaluation General Approach to the Returned TravelerFever in Returned TravelersPersistent Travelers' DiarrheaSkin & Soft Tissue Infections in Returned TravelersScreening Asymptomatic Returned Travelers6. Conveyance & Transportation Issues Air TravelCruise Ship TravelPerspectives: What to Expect when Traveling during an International OutbreakDeath during TravelTaking Animals & Animal Products across International Borders7. International Travel with Infants & Children Traveling Safely with Infants & ChildrenVaccine Recommendations for Infants & ChildrenTravel & BreastfeedingInternational Adoption8. Advising Travelers with Specific Needs Immunocompromised TravelersTravelers with Chronic IllnessesPregnant TravelersTravelers with DisabilitiesImmigrants Returning Home to Visit Friends & Relatives (VFRs)Health Care WorkersAdvice for Air CrewsHumanitarian Aid WorkersLong-Term Travelers & ExpatriatesPerspectives: Malaria in Long-Term Travelers & ExpatriatesLast-Minute TravelersSpecial Considerations for US Military DeploymentsStudy Abroad & Other International Student TravelTravel to Mass GatheringsNewly Arrived Immigrants & RefugeesWilderness and Expedition MedicineWork-Related TravelImmunocompromised TravelersAppendices Appendix A: Promoting Quality in the Practice of Travel MedicineAppendix B: Travel Vaccine Summary TableAppendix C: Migrant Health ResourcesIndex Photo credits
