People of all ages love to travel and more are exploring remote areas of the world. But as our desire to visit exotic places increases so does our concern about staying healthy while we travel. The Travel Doctor addresses all the health concerns confronting today's traveller - whether travelling for business or for pleasure - in a very comprehensive, common-sense way. Armed with this book the reader will foresee health issues that may be encountered on the trip (while there is still time to prevent them) and learn how to avoid potential health hazards after arriving. The Travel Doctor covers: - planning the trip - what are the health risks at the destination? - - vaccinations and medical supplies to take along - problems while travelling - motion sickness, jet lag - maps illustrating the locations of common infectious diseases - standards of medical care available abroad - - what to do about too much sun, high altitudes, snake and spider bites - - how to deal with illness after returning home -
- ISBN10 1552976688
- ISBN13 9781552976685
- Publish Date 7 September 2002
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 25 January 2009
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint Firefly Books Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 304
- Language English