By World Health Organization
ISBN-10: 9240682201
ISBN-13: 9789240682207
ISBN-10: 9241580399
ISBN-13: 9789241580397
This new version offers info on the entire major future health dangers to which visitors could be uncovered through the trip and on the vacation spot. The appropriate infectious ailments are defined, together with their causative brokers, modes of transmission, scientific good points, geographical distribution, hazards for travelers, and prophylactic and preventive measures.
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The addition of a little table salt to food or drink (unless this is contraindicated for the individual) can help to prevent heat exhaustion, particularly during the period of adaptation. 31 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND HEALTH 2007 Consumption of salt-containing food and drink helps to replenish the electrolytes in case of heat exhaustion and after excessive sweating. Older travellers should take particular care to consume extra fluids in hot conditions, as the thirst reflex diminishes with age. Care should be taken to ensure that infants and young children drink enough liquid to avoid dehydration.
Communicable diseases Gastrointestinal disease Most of the detected gastrointestinal disease outbreaks associated with cruise ships have been linked to food or water consumed on board ship. Factors that have contributed to outbreaks include contaminated bunkered water, inadequate disinfection of water, potable water contaminated by sewage on ship, poor design and construction of storage tanks for potable water, deficiencies in food handling, preparation and cooking, and use of seawater in the galley.
Medical help should be sought if diarrhoea lasts for more than 3 days and/or there are very frequent watery bowel movements, blood in the stools, repeated vomiting or fever. g. ciprofloxacin or levofloxacin) can be used as empirical therapy. However, increasing resistance to fluoroquinolones, especially among Campylobacter isolates, may lower their efficacy in some parts of the world, particularly in Asia. In 37 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND HEALTH 2007 such cases, azithromycin can be taken as an alternative treatment.