Travellers' Health —— How to stay healthy abroad

----- 旅游健康：如何在国外保持健康

ISBN: 9780199214167 出版年：2012 页码：561 Oxford University Press

J Travel Med 2003; 10:368–369. This fourth edition of Travellers’ Health: How to Stay Healthy Abroad is a resource book for travelers. It has an Editor’s health warning (disclaimer), a Dedication, a Foreword by Michael Palin, a Preface to the fourth edition, a From the Preface to previous editions, a table of contents, a List of Contributors,Acknowledgements, About using this book, 14 numbered sections, 75 subsections, 10 numbered Appendices, Further Reading, a Glossary and an Index. It also includes 53 tables,40 figures and 28 maps. There is no biography of the editor, list of tables, list of figures, or list of abbreviations.The book is a 12.9 19.3 3.3 cm paperback, which would fit into the briefcase or carry bag.The cover of Travellers’Health: How to Stay Healthy Abroad is a particular highlight,printed with bright colors on white gloss card,which helps attract the attention of the reader.On the front cover, the artwork depicts various modes of travel, with excellent use of colors. On the back cover, there is a summary of the essential features of the book, as well as extracts from various reviews of the book,primarily from the popular press, and presumably based on the previous edition, although this is not stated. This fourth edition of Travellers’ Health: How to Stay Healthy Abroad confronts the reader with its size, easily surpassing the average novel read by most travelers abroad. Weighing in at about 1 kg, this book is for the serious, longer-term or expeditionary traveler. It is also for the informed traveler or for the traveler who wishes to be informed, especially through a greater understanding of the diseases and hazards that they may face abroad. The travel health adviser may also wish to take the time to read this guide, so that they can help keep ahead of their clients! This book gives travelers a mix of background scientific information and commonsense advice on traveler’s health issues.The book’s concise writing style makes it easy to read. It is well researched, fairly consistent, and generally systematic in its presentation. Reference to other useful publications and Internet sites is made throughout the main text as well as in Further Reading. The guide even advertises its own Internet site, where travelers can access updates of information provided by the author.1 The main numbered sections include “Introduction” (appears to be missing its section number), “Diseases spread mainly by food,drink,and poor hygiene”,“Water”, “Diseases of contact”,“Diseases spread by insects”,“Animal bites, rabies,venomous bites and stings”,“Environmental and recreational hazards”,“Some common troubles”,“Sex and contraception abroad”, “Travellers at higher risk”, “Living and working abroad”, “Preparation for travel”, and “Postscript:challenges for the future”.The numbered appendices include “Vaccination requirements and recommendations”, “Malaria: risk areas for disease and drug resistance”, “Geographic distribution of infectious disease”, “Can you drink the water?”, “Some hints on eating abroad under extreme conditions of bad hygiene”, “Medical kit check list”,“Post-travel screening”,“Directory: specialist centres, information sources, and webdirectory”,“Software tools and databases”,and “Hay fever seasons world-wide”. Travellers’ Health: How to Stay Healthy Abroad systematically describes in detail various issues important to travelers and summarizes many of the important points in boxes, mostly presented as summaries of advice for travelers. It also gives coverage to issues not often covered or not covered in much detail in other publications of this type, such as filarial infections, ectoparasitic diseases, cruise ship medicine, security and safety, landmines, hay fever,water sports, skiing, foot care,dental problems, and disabled travelers.There are few limitations,except perhaps its size and amount of detail,which may be overwhelming for some travelers. The editor, Dr Richard Dawood, states that he is a “Specialist in Travel Medicine and Medical Director,Fleet Street Clinic, London”, United Kingdom (UK). In addition to the book’s well-traveled editor, there are an amazing 77 contributors acknowledged,most based in the