RT Book, Section
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.
SR Print(0)
ID 56275498
T1 Chapter 98. World Travelers
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178184-8
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56275498
RD 2025/05/24
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.