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An up-to-date, definitive guide to staying safe and healthy anywhere in the world. Completely updated for 2018 with expanded guidelines for Zika virus, cholera vaccine, and more.
Health risks are real and ever-changing, especially while traveling abroad. To stay abreast of the most up-to-date health recommendations, experienced travelers and health care professionals have always relied on CDC's user-friendly Health Information for International Travel (commonly known as the The Yellow Book) as their one indispensable guide. Updated biennially by a team of almost two hundred experts-including both CDC staff and travel medicine experts--this book is the only publication that contains all of the official government recommendations for international travel. Clearly written and featuring full-color illustrations, the book provides easy-to-read disease risk maps, information on where to find health care during travel, advice for those traveling with infants and children, a comprehensive catalog of diseases, and detailed country-specific health warnings. For example, the section on the Caribbean lays out the recommended immunizations and examines specific health risks for travelers to the region, ranging from malaria to dengue, yellow fever, and traveler's diarrhea. But the book goes beyond the risk of disease to discuss dangers such as violent crime-fortunately, not a great danger to tourists in the area-and also to remind travelers that the single greatest cause of injury death among visitors are traffic accidents. The section on the Caribbean also notes hurricane season and outlines the risks involved in snorkeling, diving, and other water activities common to the area. Every facet of the previous edition has been revisited and revised where necessary, including country-by-country immunization suggestions and new drug information. For the primary care clinician, the specialized travel medicine clinician, or the avid or first-time international traveler, this book is an indispensable safety net, providing readers with everything they need to know to prevent or to seek treatment for illness abroad.
For over half a century, the CDC Yellow Book has been a trusted resource, providing international travelers and clinicians with expert guidance for safe and healthy travel abroad. Along with disease-specific prevention and treatment recommendations, this comprehensive reference text provides readers with the background and context needed to understand and address health threats associated with all types of international travel. FEATURED IN THIS EDITION: · Precautions for international travelers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, including links to updated information on related CDC and US government websites · Updates on practicing travel medicine in a virtual environment · New standalone vaccine tables for bacterial and viral diseases with links to the relevant Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and US FDA websites · Safe international travel with pets and service animals · Advice for obtaining healthcare abroad including guidance on different types of travel insurance · Guidelines for self-treating common travel conditions including altitude illness, jet lag, motion sickness, and travelers' diarrhea · Detailed maps showing the distribution of travel-associated infections and diseases, including dengue and meningococcal meningitis · Country-specific mosquito avoidance, yellow fever vaccine, and malaria prevention recommendations · Food and drink precautions, plus updated water-disinfection techniques · Expanded content on safe international travel for specific groups including: LGBTQ+ individuals, highly allergic travelers, travelers with substance use issues, and medical tourists · Specialized recommendations for non-leisure travelers, study abroad, work-related travel, and travel to mass gatherings · Health insights for 14 popular destinations and itineraries in Africa and the Middle East, the Americas and the Caribbean, and Asia · Considerations for newly arrived adoptees, immigrants, and refugees
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 Infection The 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 refugees Long 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.
The cutting-edge new edition of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's famed "Yellow Book" is the most authoritative guide of its kind, with vital pre-travel healthcare tips and essential information on health risks abroad. It includes vaccination recommendations and disease prevention strategies for HIV/AIDS, cholera, hepatitis, influenza, plague, SARS, smallpox, viral hemorrhagic fevers, and many other illnesses.
'CDC Yellow Book 2024' offers everything travellers and healthcare providers need to know for safe and healthy travel abroad. Along with disease- and country-based recommendations for vaccination and precaution, it serves as a general guide to understanding and addressing the various health threats that can come with all types of travel.
Provides U.S. official health recommendations for travelers, offering country-specific information, disease maps, where to find health care while traveling, and health advice for popular destinations.
'CDC Yellow Book 2024' offers everything travellers and healthcare providers need to know for safe and healthy travel abroad. Along with disease- and country-based recommendations for vaccination and precaution, it serves as a general guide to understanding and addressing the various health threats that can come with all types of travel.
Amid recent changes in global health, the public interest in travelers' safety has never been greater. For both international travelers and the health professionals who care for them, CDC Health Information for International Travel (more commonly known as The Yellow Book) is the definitive resource for preventing illness and injury in a globalized world. This 2016 edition offers the US government's most current health recommendations for travelers to international destinations, including disease risk maps, country-specific guidelines, and vaccine requirements and recommendations. The book also offers updated guidance for specific types of travel and travelers, including: · Precautions for immunocompromised travelers and disabled travelers · Guidance for the pregnant, last-minute, or resource-limited traveler · Health considerations for newly arrived adoptees, immigrants, and refugees · Advice for air crews, humanitarian aid workers, and health care workers traveling to provide care overseas Written by a team of experts at CDC on the forefront of travel medicine, The Yellow Book provides a user-friendly, vital resource for those in the business of keeping travelers healthy abroad.
