CDC Health Information for International Travel 2010

Description

Named a top 10 medical title in 2009 by the Wall Street Journal

The 2009-2010 edition of the CDC Health Information for International Travel (The Yellow Book) presents dependable advice on any travel health issue, including vaccinations, essential trip planning and safety tips, prevention of an expanded list of travel-related infectious diseases, altitude illness, motion sickness, sunburn, medical tourism, and much more. The expert narrative explains the most common health issues and practical day-to-day information for nine popular destinations and travel itineraries. This official publication of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is filled with valuable information not only for health-care providers and travelers, but also for anyone interested in travel health. It’s your trusted travel medicine desktop reference…with a fresh look and feel!

Reviews

“This is an excellent review text for physicians and other health care professionals who see patients for pre-travel consultation.” -Mayo Clinic Proceedings

"Consumers flock online for 24/7 health information...But when it comes to reliable, easy-to-understand information on a wide range of medical, health and fitness issues, a number of new books belong in any informed patient's library... picks for the best health books of 2009....The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guide. . .In a new feature, the book cites potential ailments found at specific destinations-traveling to Peru to see Machu Picchu, for example, you may face acute mountain sickness and the bites of parasitic sand flies. Sections address the risks of going overseas for medical care, health concerns when traveling with infants and children, and medical issues to consider with international adoptions." -Wall Street Journal 2009

Key Features

• Presents the latest expertise and knowledge on diseases and infection control as endorsed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  
• Features content ranging from basic guidelines to specific treatment options to be useful for both practitioners and general audiences.
  
• Includes updated references in each chapter so you can pursue the original medical sources for more detail.

New to this Edition

• Access the latest recommendations for disease risks such as chikungunya fever, yellow fever, and malaria, as well as the most current vaccination guidelines.
  
• Covers treatment for patients with specific travel needs, such as immunocompromised travelers, travelers with chronic medical conditions, patients preparing for long-term travel or relocating abroad, flight crew members, humanitarian aid workers, young children, or travelers who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
  
• Presents new controversies and emerging diseases with supporting evidence to give you best practice guidelines from the most knowledgeable experts.
  
• Includes new editorial boxes on a wide range of topics to provide you with valuable insight.
  
• Features a new streamlined, user-friendly bulleted design with color tabs and maps, a chapter organized to mirror a pre-travel consultation, and new appendices—including a travel vaccine summary table—to make finding what you need and putting it in context quick and easy.

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Author Information

By Gary W. Brunette, MD, MS; Phyllis E. Kozarsky, MD; Alan J. Magill, MD and David R. Shlim, MD