PART 8: Infectious Diseases
SECTION 1 Basic Considerations in Infectious Diseases
123 Health Recommendations for International Travel
 | Figure 123-1 Incidence rate, per month, of health problems during a stay in developing countries. PCV, Peace Corps volunteer. (From Steffen R, Lobel HO: Epidemiologic basis for the practice of travel medicine. J Wilderness Med 5:56, 1994. Reprinted with permission from Chapman and Hall, New... |
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 | Figure 123-2 Proportionate morbidity among ill travelers returning from the developing world, according to region of travel. The proportions (not incidence rates) are shown for each of the top 22 specific diagnoses among all ill returned travelers within each region. STDs, sexually transmitted diseases. Asterisks indicate syndromic... |
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