Travel Doctor: Your Guide to Staying Healthy While You Travel

Mark Wise

ISBN 10: 1552976688 / ISBN 13: 9781552976685

Published by Firefly Books September 2002, 2002

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Minor ink mark to rear cover else tight and clean.

Seller Inventory # 1017638

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Travel Doctor: Your Guide to Staying Healthy While You Travel
• Publisher: Firefly Books September 2002
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1552976688
• ISBN 13: 9781552976685
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • 41-TRAVEL/ADVENTURE/PERIL

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Synopsis

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 traveler -- whether traveling 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 traveling -- 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.

Throughout, cartoons give a light-hearted glimpse into the possible repercussions of not following Dr. Wise's advice.

About the Author

Mark Wise is a Family Doctor who specializes in Travel and Tropical Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Toronto in 1975 and his Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the London School of Tropical Medicine in England in 1978. In addition to speaking to many medical and non-medical groups, he has also managed to travel to most parts of the world.