Prevention Of Malaria Infection In Travelers
INTRODUCTION -- Malaria is one of the most common infections worldwide, especially in tropical climates, with more than 200 million cases annually and more than 1 million deaths. Travelers to endemic areas are vulnerable to acquire this serious ... [... more]
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Breaking the Limit; One Woman's Motorcycle Journey ...
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Potential Health Hazards In Travelers To Australia; New ...
TEMPERATE AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND -- The important syndromes that can be acquired in this region are outlined in Table 1 (show table 1). The risks of traveler's diarrhea, viral respiratory illness, food poisoning and common community illnesses ... [... more]
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Avoid Traveler's Diarrhea
Traveler's diarrhea, which is usually caused by consuming feces-contaminated water or food, may clear up by itself. But if it is very watery and lasts for several days, or if you are vomiting and have a fever, seek medical care; it may be a sign ... [... more]
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Diet - Traveler's Diarrhea
Traveler's diarrhea is rarely life-threatening for adults. It is more serious in children as it can frequently lead to dehydration . You can decrease your risk of developing traveler's diarrhea by avoiding water and food that may be contaminated. ... [... more]
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Diarrhea, Travelers (Traveler's Diarrhea)
Men and women are at equal risk for developing travelers' diarrhea. Younger individuals are more commonly afflicted, perhaps because of more adventurous eating habits. People with disorders that compromise their immune system (such as HIV, ... [... more]
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The Misadventures of the Intrepid Travelers
Follow the story of two Kansas teenagers and their growing family as they embark, in 1959, on a forty-five-year odyssey of travel and adventure. Weather, insects, and unscrupulous roadside merchants complicated things but did not deter the young ... [... more]
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Under a Sickle Moon: A Journey Through Afghanistan
In 1984 journalist Peregrine Hodson crossed the Pakistan border into Afghanistan with rebel mujahedin smuggling arms and ammunition, beginning a thousand-mile journey through the war-torn nation. Fluent in Farsi, he was able to observe the war with ... [... more]
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Gone with the Wine: Retirement Adventures in France
In charming and whimsical detail, Rosanne Knorr shares the delights of life in France's Loire Valley where the climate is mild, the people are hospitable, and the wine is so plentiful it's pumped from vats like a service station for winos.She and her ... [... more]
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From Beacon Hill to the Crystal Palace: The 1851 Travel ...
Because prior studies of American women's travel writing have focused exclusively on middle-class and wealthy travelers, it has been difficult to assess the genre and its participants in a holistic fashion. One of the very few surviving working-class ... [... more]
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Booking Passage: We Irish and Americans
In 35 years and dozens of return trips to Ireland, Lynch has found a template for the larger world inside the small one, the planet in the local parish. Part memoir, part cultural study, this is a brilliant, often comedic guidebook for those Lynch calls ... [... more]
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Traveler's Diarrhea
People who live these areas often drink tap water that contains these germs, but they do not get diarrhea. This is because their bodies are used to the germs. In the same way, cooks and food handlers may have the germs that cause traveler's ... [... more]
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