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International Travel and Health 2014: Situation as on 1 January 2014
International Travel and Health 2014 Situation as on 1 January 2014 Author:World Health Organization Global travel exposes many people to a range of health risks?different disease agents and changes in temperature, altitude and humidity are just some of these risks?all of which can lead to ill-health. — This book explains how travelers can stay healthy and provides WHO guidance on vaccinations, malaria chemoprophylaxis and treatment, personal pr... more »otection against insects and other disease vectors, and safety in different environmental settings. It covers all the principal risks to travelers' health, both during their journeys and at their destinations. It describes all relevant infectious diseases, including their causative agents, modes of transmission, clinical features and geographical distribution, and provides details of prophylactic and preventive measures.
Features of this new edition include: updated and improved vaccine-preventable disease descriptions; updated vaccine recommendations and schedules; revised list of countries and areas at risk of yellow fever; updated country list with malaria information; and updated maps showing disease distribution.« less