CDC Health information for international travel 2008

1. Introduction * Introduction* Travelers' Health: Responsibilities of Clinicians, Travelers, and the Travel industry* General Recommendations for Vaccination and Immunoprophylaxis 2. Pre- and Post-travel General Health Recommendations * Planning for Healthy Travel* Protection Against Mosquitoes and Other Arthropods* Risks from Food and Drink* Travelers' Health Kit* Seeking Health Care Abroad* The Post-Travel Period 3. Geographic Distribution of Potential Health Hazards to Travelers * Introduction: Goals and Limitations 4. Prevention of Specific Infectious Diseases * Amebiasis* Cholera* Coccidioidomycosis* Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Variant) and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy* Cryptosporidiosis* Cyclosporiasis* Dengue Fever* Diphtheria* Filariasis, Lymphatic* Giardiasis*Haemophilus influenzae Type b Meningitis and Invasive Disease* Hepatitis, Viral, Type A* Hepatitis, Viral, Type B* Hepatitis, Viral, Type C* Hepatitis, Viral, Type E* Histoplasmosis* HIV/AIDS* Influenza* Japanese Encephalitis* Legionellosis* Leishmaniasis* Leptospirosis* Lyme Disease* Malaria* Measles* Meningococcal Disease* Mumps* Norovirus Infection* Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)* Pertussis* Plague* Pneumococcal Disease (Streptococcus pneumoniae)* Poliomyelitis* Rabies* Rickettsial Infections* Rubella* Schistosomiasis* Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)* Skin and Soft Tissue Infections* Smallpox* Tetanus* Tickborne Encephalitis* Travelers' Diarrhea* Trypanosomiasis, African (Sleeping Sickness)* Trypanosomiasis, American (Chagas' Disease)* Tuberculosis* Typhoid Fever* Varicella (Chickenpox)* Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers* Yellow Fever 5. Yellow Fever Vaccine Requirements and Information on Malaria Risk and Prophylaxis, by Country (yellow pages) 6. Non-Infectious Risks During Travel * Jet Lag* Motion Sickness* Sunburn* Temperature Extremes* Altitude Illness* Swimming and Recreational Water Safety* Scuba Diving* Food Poisoning from Marine Toxins* Natural Disasters and Environmental Hazards* Injuries* Animal-Associated Hazards* Deep Vein Thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolism 7. Conveyance and Transportation Issues * Air Travel, including Disinsection* Cruise Ship Travel* Death Overseas* Animal Importation and Reentry 8. International Travel with Infants and Young Children * Traveling Safely with Infants and Children* Vaccine Recommendations for Infants and Children* Breastfeeding and Travel* International Adoptions 9. Advising Travelers with Specific Needs * The Immunocompromised Traveler* Planning for a Healthy Pregnancy and Travelling While Pregnant* International Travelers with Disabilities* VFRs: Recent Immigrants Returning 'Home' to Visit Friends and Relatives* Humanitarian Aid Workers