II. Precautions
- Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) account for up to 40% of trips from industrialized nations to tropical destinations
III. Causes: Travel Related Morbidity and Mortality
- See Vector Borne Disease
- Most common illnesses in non-migrant travelers returning to the U.S.
- Acute Diarrhea (17%)
- Exacerbation of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chronic Diarrhea is also common
- Viral syndromes including Influenza like illness
- Malaria (3%)
- Campylobacter jejuni (3%)
- Giardiasis (2%)
- Dengue Fever (2%)
- Acute Diarrhea (17%)
- Most common serious medical conditions while traveling internationally
- Cardiovascular events (approaches 50% of adverse events)
- Injuries (25%, esp. MVA)
- Motor Vehicle Accidents are the highest risk for mortality in international travelers
- Infectious disease (1%)
- References
IV. Causes: Latin America
V. Causes: Africa
- Malaria
- Sickle Cell
- Intestinal Parasites
- Diarrheal illnesses
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
- Borreliosis
- Leprosy
- Leishmaniasis
- Cysticercosis
- Schistosomiasis
- Onchocerciasis
- Filariasis
- Echinococcus
VI. Causes: Middle East
- Thalassemia
- G6PD Deficiency
- Schistosomiasis
-
Parasites
- Hookworm
- Amoebae
- Hydatid cyst
VII. Causes: Asia
- Leprosy
- Intestinal Parasites
- Roundworm
- Hookworm
- Filaria
- Flukes
- Amoebae
- Giardia lamblia
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Malaria (in southeast Asia)