Overview

Discover the best Web sites for you and your family’s well-being while traveling! The Internet Guide to Travel Health is your one-stop resource for when you need authoritative, reliable, and up-to-date information for preventing or dealing with illness and injury while traveling in the United States and abroad. For persons traveling near or far, this useful, easy-to-consult guide identifies dependable Web sites with advice, tips, and accurate facts on health issues that can affect your travel plans. You’ll save time and effort when researching the planning, preparation, and preventive measures necessary to stay healthy while traveling. In the Internet Guide to Travel Health, you will discover a wealth of information for maintaining your health and safety throughout your trip. This book offers you Web sites to keep you informed on the latest life-threatening situations occurring throughout the world, such as disease outbreaks, epidemics, and natural disasters. With Internet addresses for what health documents to keep with you at all times, how to find doctors and clinics at your destination, and even what to do in case of a death far from home, this informative guide helps you stay organized, even in an emergency. The Internet Guide to Travel Health provides you with reliable information on: elective and compulsory immunizations, vaccinations, and examinations safety concerns with specific modes of travelautomotive, railways, air travel, cruise ships travel recommendations and accommodations for people with disabilities, seniors, children, people with HIV, and pets specific diseases, conditions, and ailments that can affect travel or be encountered while travelingfrom air rage and allergies to West Nile Virus and Yellow Fever interactive tools and real-time travel advicedriving distance calculators, air flight arrival/departure delays, and traffic reports In addition to the Web site listings, the Internet Guide to Travel Health provides numerous screen shots of key Internet resources and an understandable glossary of health- and Internet-related terms. With the myriad of health and safety risks associated with traveling both nationally and internationally, this book is essential for vacationers, business travelers, explorers, and health care professionals who want to stay informed and prepared.

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Author:   Elizabeth Connor (Daniel Library, The Citadel, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.249kg
ISBN:  

9780789018243

ISBN 10:   0789018241
Pages:   166
Publication Date:   16 July 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction Anatomy of a Web Site Address Evaluating Web Content Using Search Engines/Directories Staying Healthy and Well Chapter 2. General Travel Health Sites Chapter 3. Pretravel Planning Checklists Health Certificates and Other Documents Immunizations and Vaccinations Medications, Devises, and Supplies Predeparture Health Examinations Travel Health Insurance Chapter 4. Specific Issues and Concerns Accidents Automobile Travel Bus or Train Travel Children Traveling Alone and Traveling with Children Contraindications to Travel Cruise Ship Travel Death Disabilities Evacuation Services Health Tourism Medical Care While Traveling Medications Natural Disasters Pets Traveling Alone and Traveling with Pets Quarantine Seniors Traveling Alone and Traveling with Seniors Weather Women Traveling Alone Chapter 5. Diseases, Conditions, and Ailments Air Rage and Road Rage Allergies and Asthma Altitude Sickness Arthritis Back Problems Bites and Stings Cold Weather Conditions Deep Vein Thrombosis Dengue Fever and Other Hemorrhagic Fevers Dental Problems Diabetes Diarrhea Ear Problems Exercise Before and During Travel Fear of Flying Food-Borne Illnesses Hepatitis HIV and AIDS Jet Lag Lung Diseases Lyme Disease Mad Cow Disease Malaria Motion Sickness Pregnancy Sunburn, Sunstroke, and Heat Exhaustion West Nile Virus Yellow Fever Chapter 6. Interactive Tools Chapter 7. Organizations Chapter 8. Full-Text Publications Glossary Suggested Readings Index Reference Notes Included

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""Comprehensive. . . . Very Well Organized. . . . Now that I have this guide, I will not plan a trip or travel abroad without consulting it first for my health, safety, and peace of mind.""

Comprehensive. . . . Very Well Organized. . . . Now that I have this guide, I will not plan a trip or travel abroad without consulting it first for my health, safety, and peace of mind.

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