Staying Healthy When You Travel, New Edition: Avoiding Bugs, Bites, Bellyaches, and More (CompanionHouse Books) Doctor's Advice on Immunization, Precautions, What to Do When Illness Strikes, and More
Language: English
Published by CompanionHouse Books, 2023
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- Title
- Staying Healthy When You Travel, New Edition: Avoiding Bugs, Bites, Bellyaches, and More (CompanionHouse Books) Doctor's Advice on Immunization, Precautions, What to Do When Illness Strikes, and More
- Author
- Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth
- Publisher
- CompanionHouse Books
- Publication year
- 2023
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1620084325
- ISBN 13
- 9781620084328
In this authoritative but accessible guide, Dr Jane Wilson-Howarth shares her extensive knowledge of travelling and practising medicine in far-flung corners of the world. Offering invaluable advice for travellers of all ages, Dr Jane explains how best to prepare for your trip and what to do if you need first aid or medical attention whilst away.
Do you know how to self-treat the commonest of traveller ailments? And more importantly, do you know how to recognise genuinely serious symptoms or how to manage a medical emergency when help may be hours away? Grounded in lived experience, Dr Jane Wilson-Howarth advises on the fundamentals of first aid and how to improvise until medical help can be reached in this accessible and comprehensive travel guide. The only book you'll need to prepare for - and enjoy - the trip of a lifetime!
• The must-have guide to travel health written by a renowned expert in the field.
• Previously published as The Essential Guide to Travel Health and Bugs, Bites & Bowels, this new edition has been revised and updated to reflect current guidelines on international travel post-pandemic.
• Includes evidence-based advice on how to best prepare for your trip with immunisations and travel insurance; how to protect yourself from insects and worms, what to pack in your first-aid kit and how to manage illness, accidents and emergencies until medical help can be accessed.
• Illustrated with maps and tables that present information in an accessible format.
• Features fascinating case histories detailing real-life experiences of travelling overseas.
<span class="a-text-italic">"For decades, Jane has been helping me—and the many thousands of other travelers who read her every word—stay well. She's a brilliant doctor who calibrates the many hazards that stand between you and a safe return home, yet she is also a traveler who understands the unparalleled rewards of a journey beyond your comfort zone and into the unknown. I am thrilled that her wisdom is now so easily accessible."</span><br /><span class="a-text-bold">—Simon Calder, broadcaster, author, and travel correspondent for </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">The Independent</span>
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About the Author
Dr Jane Wilson-Howarth is a British GP and zoologist and a renowned authority on travel health. An expert in parasitology, vector biology and child survival, Jane has worked and lived in remote areas of the world for 15 years. Closer to home she has worked as GP and been the Medical Director of the Travel Clinic in Cambridge. She has written five non fiction books and three novels, as well as over 300 articles on travel and health.
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