CDC Yellow Book 2020: Health Information for International Travel

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

CDC Yellow Book 2020: Health Information for International Travel
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Country
United States
Published
25 June 2019
Pages
744
ISBN
9780190928933

CDC Yellow Book 2020: Health Information for International Travel

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The definitive reference for travel medicine, updated for 2020! A beloved travel must-have for the intrepid wanderer. -Publishers Weekly A truly excellent and comprehensive resource. -Journal of Hospital InfectionThe CDC Yellow Book offers everything travelers and healthcare providers need to know for safe and healthy travel abroad. This 2020 edition includes:* Country-specific risk guidelines for yellow fever and malaria, including expert recommendations and 26 detailed, country-level maps* Detailed maps showing distribution of travel-related illnesses, including dengue, Japanese encephalitis, meningococcal meningitis, and schistosomiasis* Guidelines for self-treating common travel conditions, including altitude illness, jet lag, motion sickness, and travelers’ diarrhea* Expert guidance on food and drink precautions to avoid illness, plus water-disinfection techniques for travel to remote destinations* Specialized guidelines for non-leisure travelers, study abroad, work-related travel, and travel to mass gatherings * Advice on medical tourism, complementary and integrative health approaches, and counterfeit drugs* Updated guidance for pre-travel consultations* Advice for obtaining healthcare abroad, including guidance on different types of travel insurance* Health insights around 15 popular tourist destinations and itineraries* Recommendations for traveling with infants and children* Advising travelers with specific needs, including those with chronic medical conditions or weakened immune systems, health care workers, humanitarian aid workers, long-term travelers and expatriates, and last-minute travelers* Considerations for newly arrived adoptees, immigrants, and refugeesLong the most trusted book of its kind, the CDC Yellow Book is an essential resource in an ever-changing field – and an ever-changing world.

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