TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 98. World Travelers A1 - Cline, David M. A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Cydulka, Rita K. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Handel, Daniel A. A2 - Thomas, Stephen H. Y1 - 2012 N1 - T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e AB - Fever and other symptoms of infection are the most common complaints for returning travelers (see Table 98-1). The evaluation of infectious disease in the returning traveler requires an understanding of the geographical distribution of infections (see Table 98-2), risk factors, incubation periods, clinical manifestations, and appropriate laboratory investigations. See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website for further information: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/list.aspx. Traveler's diarrhea, enteroviral infections, gastroenteritis, giardiasis, salmonellosis, shigellosis are discussed in Chapter 96 “Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases” and in Chapter 37 “Diseases Presenting Primarily with Diarrhea”; malaria is discussed in Chapter 95 “Malaria”; upper respiratory infection and pertussis are discussed in Chapter 30 “Pneumonia, Bronchitis, and Upper Respiratory Infections”; STDs are discussed in Chapter 87 “Sexually Transmitted Diseases”; hepatitis A and B are discussed in Chapter 48 “Hepatic Disorders, and Hepatic Failure”; HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). Infections and acquired immune deficiency syndrome are discussed in Chapter 92; anthrax and plague are discussed in Chapter 97 “Zoonotic Diseases.” This chapter covers the most common infectious disease presentations in returning travelers; the reader is referred to the source material, cited at the end of the chapter, for further information, and discussion of less common diseases. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56275498 ER -