... traveller’s diarrhoea To whom correspondence should be addressed. Centre for Infectious Disease Control (CIb), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, 3721MA Bilthoven, the Netherlands. Tel.: +31 (0)629660953. Email: [email protected]...

... infections, especially malaria. Traveller’s diarrhoea is more likely to be bacterial or protozoal, rather than viral infections. Respiratory tract infections are common in children returning from abroad, but pulmonary tuberculosis needs to be considered. Skin lesions include infected insect bites...

... on what to take and when to go. travel health for children immunization motion sickness malaria prophylaxis traveller’s diarrhoea bites wounds insect bites burns See also Chapters 38 , 39 , 48 , 104 , 105 . • The majority of bites are due to dogs (80–90%), cats (5–15%), humans (3–20...

...Oxford University Press The chapter on gastrointestinal cases includes the following topics: viral gastroenteritis, food-borne gastroenteritis, traveller’s diarrhoea, Helicobacter pylori, Clostridium difficile, friendly bacteria, hepatitis A, B, and, C and threadworm or parasitic...

... that patients receive and complete the necessary vaccinations. The chapter also provides advice on food and water consumption, and traveller’s diarrhoea, as well as actions required by the traveller according to their CD4 count. Entry requirements by country travel to developing countries traveller’s...