Staying Healthy When You Travel

Avoiding Bugs, Bites, Bellyaches, and More

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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You’re finally packed and ready to go on the holiday you’ve been planning for months. But did you remember to plan for what happens if you get ill or stung abroad? Author Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth is an expert in parasitology, vector ecology and child health, and she’s also travelled around the world to treat the sick.She condenses all her years of medical experience into this incredibly helpful guide that’s packed with crucial case histories, advice on immunisations and other precautions to take, tables and maps that match disease risk to countries, tips to protect yourself from insects and worms and so much more. So before you head to the airport, pack this book along with your first-aid kit and you’ll be good to go!

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Utgivningsdatum2023-12-12
Mått175 x 225 x 19 mm
Vikt780 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor320
FörlagCompanion House
ISBN9781620083789

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Jane Wilson-Howarth is a qualified parasitologist and doctor of medicine. She works as a GP and teaches medical students, backpackers and Engineers without Borders about health. As a balance to clinical work she writes life-affirming prose with exotic themes. Jane has three travel health guides in print ('How to Shit Around the World is an Amazon best-seller in two categories) as well as two memoirs, one set in Madagascar, the other in Nepal. She continues to write extensively on travel and health including on occasion for The Independent newspapers, The Guardian and other key national and international publications. She has written health features for Wanderlust magazine since issue one - that is 176 so far - and has contributed health chapters to innumerable Bradt travel guides.