Section I Travel medicine
Chapter 1 Basic epidemiology of infectious diseases
Chapter 2 Basic epidemiology of non-infectious diseases
Morbidity while traveling
Providing advice to travelers
Chapter 3 Pre-travel health risk assessment
Defining travel-related risk and the risk assessment
Pre-travel health consultation
Risks of the destination and duration of travel
Risks established from the medical history
Risks of the intervention
Chapter 4 Setting up a travel clinic
The basics: "four walls and a space"
Equipment: "what's essential and what's not"
Setting up a travel clinic checklist
Chapter 5 Travel medicine resources
Professional organizations
Travel medicine textbooks
Travel medicine practice guidelines
Governmental organizations
International organizations
Travel safety and security issues
Surveillance, disease outbreaks, and epidemiologic bulletins
Overseas medical assistance
Electronic discussion forums/listservs
Applications for smart phones and devices
Section II Travel-related infectious diseases
Chapter 6 Travelers' diarrhea
The syndrome: clinical definitions, epidemiology, and microbiology
Chemoprophylaxis of travelers' diarrhea
Symptomatic treatment of travelers' diarrhea
Antibiotic treatment of travelers' diarrhea
Chapter 7 Vector-borne diseases
Chikungunya and Japanese encephalitis
Prevention of dengue and chikungunya
Prevention of Japanese encephalitis
Vaccines against Japanese encephalitis
Risk for international travelers
Clinical manifestation, diagnosis, and treatment
Personal protection measures
Yellow fever among travelers
International certificate of vaccination or prophylaxis (ICVP)
Medical waivers (exemptions)
Requirements versus recommendations
YF risk classification for travelers
The disease and its lifecycle
The parasite and its life cycle
Clinical presentation of malaria in travelers
Methods of prevention including prophylaxis and emergency stand-by treatment
Stand-by emergency treatment (SBET)
Chapter 10 Respiratory disease
Respiratory pathogens associated with outbreaks
Chapter 11 Sexually transmitted infections
Factors associated with increased exposure
STI exposure associated with travel and migration
Vaccines and chemoprophylaxis for STI agents
Post-travel interventions
Chapter 12 Tropical skin infections
Superficial fungal infection
Subcutaneous fungal infection
Parasitic and ectoparasitic infections
Clinical manifestation, diagnosis, and treatment
Who might benefit from pre-exposure vaccination?
Booster doses of pre-exposure vaccine
Post-exposure prophylaxis
Booster post-exposure vaccination for previously vaccinated people
Primary post-exposure vaccination (Tables 13.1 and 13.2)
Simplified scheme for economical rabies prophylaxis
Chapter 14 Vaccine-preventable diseases
Principles of vaccine immunology
Vaccine-mediated protection
Vaccines and activation of innate immune responses
Adjuvants and the vaccine response
Vaccine primary and booster antibody responses
Immunization and vaccination
Administration of vaccines
Correct administration of vaccines
Intramuscular and subcutaneous injection
Types of vaccines (Table 14.1)
Vaccine-preventable infectious diseases
Section III Travelers with underlying medical problems and special needs
Chapter 15 Women's health and travel
Transportation and environmental risks
Breastfeeding while traveling
Chapter 16 Traveling with children
Pre-trip preparation for traveling children and adolescents
Preventing injury and illness
Preventing insect-borne infections
Decreasing and managing diarrhea
Obtaining appropriate vaccinations
Pre-adoption travel preparation of families and caregivers
Post-arrival screening for immigrants, refugees, and adoptees
Chapter 17 Travelers with underlying medical conditions
Human immunodeficiency virus infection
Travelers taking steroids and/or immune-modulating drugs
Cardiovascular and respiratory disease
Chapter 18 The older traveler and traveling with disability
General advice for the older or disabled traveler
Travel-related illness in the older traveler
Travel vaccines in the elderly
Travel-related infections
Travelers with physical disability
The hearing-impaired traveler
The visually impaired traveler
Chapter 19 Visiting friends and relatives
Why are VFRs an important traveler subgroup?
Which diseases are of particular importance among VFRs?
Why are VFRs at increased risk of disease?
Pre-travel advice for VFRs
Chapter 20 Migrants, refugees, and travel medicine
The migration process and health
From medical screening to access to care
Health and diseases in migrants: a practitioner's perspective
Acquiring cultural competence
Mental health and violence
Caring for patients: a patient-based approach
Chapter 21 Study-abroad programs: student health and safety issues
Special risks faced by students who study and travel abroad
Special challenges for international travel
Risk management to support student health and safety abroad
Chapter 22 Humanitarian aid workers, disaster relief workers, and missionaries
Current perspectives - the scope of need
The place and prevalence gaps
Chapter 23 Long-term travelers
The pre-travel consultation
Malaria prevention in long-term travelers
Pre-travel medical assessment
Psychological considerations
Section IV Environmental travel health risks
Chapter 24 Aviation and travel medicine
Physics of the flight environment
Mechanical effects of pressure change
Altitude-induced decompression illness
Clinical aspects of aviation medicine
Travelers' thrombosis [deep venous thrombosis/venous thromboembolism (DVT/VTE)]
Spread of infectious disease
Mental health issues in aviation
Chapter 25 Expedition and wilderness medicine
Scuba and diving medicine
Diving physics and physiologic changes related to diving [45,47]
Flying after diving [45,53]
Returning to diving following diving trauma or illness [52]
Chapter 26 Venomous poisonous animals and toxins
Nature of human envenomation
Preparedness for treating envenomation and poisoning
Relevant statistics for human envenomations and poisonings
Chapter 27 Cruise ships and travel medicine
Medical disembarkations and evacuation
Staff and facilities on-board
Facilities on top cruise ships
Sexually transmitted and blood-borne diseases
Chapter 28 Mass gatherings and travel medicine
What is a "mass gathering"?
Important characteristics
Chapter 29 Emergency care whilst abroad
Accessing medical care abroad
Accessing dental care abroad
Aeromedical evacuation (AME)
Travel and evacuation insurance
Taking medications abroad
Section V Post-travel medicine
Chapter 30 The returning traveler
Is there a need for post-travel screening of asymptomatic travelers?
Specific exposures and screening
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
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