RT Book, Section
A1 Keystone, Jay S.
A1 Kozarsky, Phyllis E.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1141404705
T1 HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
T2 Harrison's Infectious Diseases, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259835971
LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141404705
RD 2023/05/31
AB According  to  the  World  Tourism  Organization,  international  tourist  arrivals  grew  dramatically  from  25  million  in  1950  to  >1  billion  in  2012.  Not  only  are  more  people  traveling;  travelers  are  seeking  more  exotic  and  remote  destinations.  Travel  from  industrialized  to  developing  regions  has  been  increasing,  with  Asia  and  the  Pacific,  Africa,  and  the  Middle  East  now  emerging  destinations.  Figure  6-1  summarizes  the  monthly  incidence  of  health  problems  during  travel  in  developing  countries.  Studies  continue  to  show  that  50–75%  of  short-term  travelers  to  the  tropics  or  subtropics  report  some  health  impairment.  Most  of  these  health  problems  are  minor:  only  5%  require  medical  attention,  and  40%  of  travelers’  deaths  that  are  not  due  to  cardiovascular  disease  or  preexisting  illness.