Don't Get Sick: The Hidden Dangers of Camping and Hiking - Softcover

Bennett, Rick; Tilton, Buck

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9780898868548: Don't Get Sick: The Hidden Dangers of Camping and Hiking

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898868548 ISBN 13: 9780898868548

Publisher: Mountaineers Books, 2002

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* Teaches campers and hikers how to avoid backcountry illness and even death due to food-borne diseases, sanitation problems, polluted water sources, and more
* Handy pocket-sized guide gives practical, even humorous, information on camp cleanliness, waste disposal, water treatment, and germ prevention, with helpful appendices and charts

Nothing soothes the soul like a great escape into the wilderness for a hiking or camping adventure, but what about your physical health? Without the proper awareness of the protozoa and parasites that await you, outdoor adventures can quickly become a nightmare of viruses and infections. Add animal-borne diseases like tick fever rabies, and trichinosis and many would-be adventurers might never leave their homes...unless, of course, they have this book.

This valuable resources describes food- and waterborne diseases and explains how to prevent them; how to keep a clean camp; how to choose the best water filter; how to select, manage, handle, and prepare foods; how to dispose of human waste and solid waste; and how to use the Leave-No-Trace ethics of backcountry living and travel.

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About the Author:

RICK BENNETT, P.hD. recently retired from the University of California at Davis where he had been teaching wilderness medicine for the last seven years. He has been instrumental in creating food safety programs since he was awarded a fellowship at the National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy in 1986.

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