Staying Healthy When You Travel, New Edition

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The must-have guide to staying healthy while you travel! How to stay healthy when traveling, treat illnesses, and avoid common diseases Immunizations and medicines to take, with tables and maps that match disease risk to countries Precautions to take when traveling while pregnant, with kids, or with chronic conditions Expert tips to protect yourself from insects and worms, what to pack in your first-aid kit, how to handle sickness, injuries, and emergencies, and much more Newly updated to include insight on international travel tips and safety post-COVID as restrictions are lifted Author Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth is an expert in parasitology, vector ecology, and child healthThis essential travel book covers everything you have and haven't thought of, so you'll be prepared for anything!The ultimate guide to researching, planning, and preparing for your next vacation abroad, this 320-page reference contains practical advice on what to do if sickness strikes, including case histories that provide detailed, real-life perspectives. Learn how to prepare for healthy travel and avoid common ailments like bug bites, upset stomach, diarrhea, viruses, skin infections, STIs, and more.Author and physician Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth is an expert in parasitology, vector ecology, and child health, and she's traveled around the world to treat the sick. In this updated edition of the Cadogan Guides classic, The Essential Guide to Travel Health: Don't Let Bugs, Bites and Bowels Spoil Your Trip, she condenses all her years of medical experience into this vital and comprehensive resource that's packed with international travel tips and real case histories, crucial advice on immunizations to have, medicines to take, traveling with children, flying, culture shock, ailments, and accidents, tables and maps that match disease risk to countries, health tips to protect yourself from insects and worms, and so much more.Before you pack your bags and head to the airport in a post-COVID world, do your research and make sure you're prepared, with Staying Healthy When You Travel! For decades, Jane has been helping me—and the many thousands of other travelers who read her every word—stay well. She's a brilliant doctor who calibrates the many hazards that stand between you and a safe return home, yet she is also a traveler who understands the unparalleled rewards of a journey beyond your comfort zone and into the unknown. I am thrilled that her wisdom is now so easily accessible. —Simon Calder, broadcaster, author, and travel correspondent for The Independent Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth's thorough guide on staying healthy while traveling is an incredible piece to add to your travel tool kit. She covers rarely talked-about syndromes, like reverse culture shock, and offers easy-to-follow, practical advice that could potentially save your life ... or at the very least, save your vacation. —Kristy Alpert, author, and freelance travel journalist with Travel + Leisure, Cosmopolitan, Global Traveler, Fodor's Travel, and more