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A
Acetazolamide
(Diamox), for altitude illness
Acquired
Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Acute
mountain sickness (AMS)
Adjusting insulin dose across time
zones
African tick bite
fever
African
trypanosomiasis
AIDS - see
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Air Ambulance Service
Botswana/Zimbabwe/Zambia/Mozambique
East Africa
Europe, Middle East, North and West Africa
Europe, Russia, and Africa
India
Israel
South Africa
Southeast Asia
Turkey
United Kingdom and
Europe
U.S. and Canada
Airport (TSA)
screening of insulin pump
Airport
security
Air travel
Air travel and children
Albendazole
Altitude illness
in children
Ambien
for jet lag
Amebiasis
test kit, for stool
antigen
American dog tick
American trypanosomiasis
Amoxicillin, for Lyme disease
AMS (acute mountain sickness)
causes
Anaplasmosis
Ancylostomiasis
(hookworm disease)
Angiostrongyliasis
Anisakiasis
Anopheles mosquito bites, disease
Antibiotics
for
cholera
for Lyme Disease
for
travelers' diarrhea
Antihistamines (for motion
sickness)
Antivert (meclzine)
for motion sickness
Aralen (chloroquine). See
Chloroquine entries.
Arixtra, for traveler's
thrombosis (DVT)
Artemisinin-based
therapy, for malaria
Artesunate, for severe falciparum malaria
Arthritis, in patients with Lyme Disease
Ascariasis
Aspirin, for altitude
illness
Assistance services
(list of providers)
Atovaquone/proquanil
(Malarone)
Avelox (moxifloxacin)
for travelers' diarrhea
Azithromycin (Zithromax)
for
malaria
for
travelers' diarrhea
in children
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B
Bacillary
dysentery
Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine (BCG vaccine)
Bactrim (co-trimoxazole,TMP/SMX)
for travelers'
diarrhea
Bancroftian filariasis
BCG vaccine
Bed nets
(mosquito nets)
Beef
tapeworm (Taenia saginata)
Bilharziasis (schistosomiasis)
Bismuth
subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismal) for travelers' diarrhea
Biting
insects
Bleach, for
disinfection of water
Bloody diarrhea
Boiling, for
disinfecting water
Bordetella pertussis (whooping
cough)
vaccine for
in children
Borrelia
burgdorferi infection (Lyme Disease)
diagnosis
prevention
symptoms
tick vectors
treatment
Borrelia
recurrentis (relapsing
fever)
Botanical
repellents
Brown dog tick
Brucellosis
Brunei Darussalam
Burkina Faso
Business travel
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C
Cabin air, in
airliners
Chlorine, for water purification
Chlorine
dioxide
Cardiac complications, of Lyme Disease
Cardiac disease
and traveling at high
altitudes
Cardiac pacemakers
Cefixime (Suprax)
for travelers' diarrhea
for gonorrhea
Cetriaxone (Rocephin)
for Lyme Disease
for typhoid fever
for PID
for gonorrhea
Cefuroxime axetil (Ceftin), for Lyme
disease
Cell Phones, guide to using
GSM vs. CDMA
Chagas Disease
Chickenpox
Child travelers
altitude
illness
diarrhea in
insect
repellents for
Lyme disease
malaria chemoprophylaxis
malaria treatment
dehydration,
treatment for
vaccines for
Chlorine,
for disinfecting water
Chlorine
tablets
Chloroquine (Aralen) for malaria
in child travelers
in pregnant travelers
Chloroquine-resistant malaria
Chloroquine-sensitive malaria
Cholera
vaccine
vaccine for HIV travelers
vaccine for
travelers' diarrhea (ETEC)
Chronic diarrhea
Ciguatera poisoning
Ciproflaxacin (Cipro)
for travelers' diarrhea
Clindamycin, with quinine for malaria
Claforan (cefotaxime), for Lyme Disease
Clonorchiasis
Clorox (chlorine bleach),
for purifying water
Clothing barriers, to insect bites
Co-artem (artemether/lumafantrine) for malaria
Corporate security
Co-trimoxazole (Bactim, TMP/SMX)
for travelers' diarrhea
for
cyclosporiasis
Credit
Card Assistance
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Cysticercosis
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D
Database sources, travel medicine
Decadron (ee dexamethasone)
Decompression facilities, sources of information
Deep vein thrombosis
(DVT)
Deer tick
DEET
Dehydration
oral rehydration
therapy
in children
Dengue fever
Dengue hemorrhagic
fever
DenTemp dental kit
Dexmethasone (Decadron) for
altitude illness
Diabetic travelers
Dialysis,
directory,including dialysis at sea
Diamox (acetazolamide), for
altitude Illness
Diaphrams,
to prevent HIV infection
Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine), for motion sickness
Diphtheria
Diphyllobothriasis
Djibouti
Dog tick
Doxycycline
for Lyme Disease
for malaria
Dramamine (dimenhydrinate), for motion sickness
Dysentery
treatment in pregnant travelers
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E
Ears, and air travel
Ear-Planes
Edema, at
high altitude
Ehrilichiosis
Embolism, pulmonary
(Travelers' thromosos)
Emergency services, for travelers
Encephalitis
tick-borne
Japanese
Entamoeba histolytica
Enteric fever (see typhoid fever)
Enterotoxigenic E. coli infection
Erythema migrans
Escherichia coli, enterotoxigenic
(ETEC)
vaccine for
Espundia
Eucalyptus
Evacuation, medical (see also, Medical transport)
Exercise, during pregnancy
Eyeware, for travelers
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F
Fansidar (pyrimethamine/sulfadoxine)
Fascioliasis
Fasigyn,
for amebiasis
Fasciolopsiasis
Fatalities, causes
among travelers
Fever,
evaluation after travel
Fever, causes
post-travel
Filariasis
Filters, for
treating water
First aid kits
Fish poisoning
Fish tapeworm
disease (diphyllobothriasis)
Fit for Travel
Flagyl (metronidazole), for travelers' diarrhea
Flu (see Influenza)
Fluid replacement therapy, for dehydration
Fondaparinux (Arixtra), for traveler's thrombosis
(DVT)Traveling
Healthy, Jet Lag and Motion Sickness, Dr. Stuart Rose
Food-borne
Diseases
diarrhea due to
Foot care
Foreign & Commonwealth
Office (FCO)
Foreign medical care
Fugu poisoning
Furazolidone (Furoxone), for travelers' diarrhea
Futuna (France)
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G
Gabon
Gamow bag, for
treatment of HAPE, HACE
Giardiasis
Ginger, for motion sickness
Gingko bilboa
Gonorrhea
Granular calcium hypochlorite, disinfection of
water
Grenadines
Guide to evaluate
post-travel illness
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H
HACE (High-Altitude Cerebral Edema)
Haemophilius influenza, type B
infection
Halafantrine (Halfan) for malaria
Hand hygiene
HAPE
(High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema)
treatment
options
HEALTH CANADA
Health information sources, for
travelers
Heart
Heart Disease
Hepatitis
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Serological tests for
Hepatitis C
serological
tests for
Hepatitis E
High-altitude cerebral edema (HACE)
High-altitude cities
High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE)
HIV infection
HIV-positive
travelers
Hookworm
disease (ancylostomiasis)
Human granulocytic
anaplasmosis
Human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV)
Human monocytic ehrlichiosis
Hydroxychloronquine (Plaquenil),
for malaria
Hypoxic ventilatory
response
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I
IAMAT (International Association
for Medical Assistance to Travelers)
Illness or Injury
Immune globulin,
for hepatitis
Immunization (see Vaccination and
Vaccines)
Immodium
(loperamide), for
travelers' diarrhea
Influenza
Insect Bites (see also Fly bites,
Mosquito bites, Ticks)
Insect-proofing, of sleeping
quasrter
Insect
Repellents
Insulin, for diabetes
mellitus
Interferons, for Hepatitis C
International Association for
Medical Assistance to Travelers (IAMAT)
International SOS Assistance
Intestinal Fluke Disease
Intestinal Roundworm Disease
Intestinal
Parasitic Diseases
Intestinal Tapeworm Disease
Iodine, for water disinfection
Ivermectin
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J
Japanese encephalits
Jet lag
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K
Kala-azar
Katadyn water-treatment products
Katayama
fever
Kidnap insurance
Kidney
dialysis abroad
Kids Travel
Doc website
Kissing bug, as vector for Chagas
disease
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L
Lariam (mefloquine)
for
malaria prophylaxis
for malaria
treatment
Leishmaniasis
Leptospirosis
Lesotho
Levofloxacin (Levaquin), for
travelers' diarrhea
Light explosure,
for
jet lag
Liver abcess, amebic
Liver Fluke Disease
Liquid chlorine bleach,
to purify water
Loiasis
Lone Star tick
Loperamide (Immodium), for
travelers' diarrhea
Lunesta, for jet
lag
Lung fluke disease (paragonimiasis)
Lyme Disease
Prevention
Treatment
Tick
Removal
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M
Malaria
cycle of transmission
areas of distribution
pregnant travelers
diagnosis
BinaxNOW
malaria test kit
Optimal Rapid Malaria
test kit
drug regimens
for prophylaxis
relative risks of,
for travelers
treatment
chloroquine
ataquone/proguanil
mefloquine
quinine
quinidine
Malarone (atovaquone/proguanil)
Malawi
MASTA
MD Travel Health
Measles
Meclizine (Antivert), for motion
sickness
MedEscort
International
MEDEX
Assistance Corporation
Medical evacuation
Medical kit, for travelers
Medical Transport
Meditteranean
spotted Fever
Mefloquine (Lariam) for malaria
Melatonin, in management of jet
lag
Meningococcal meningitis
Metronidazole (Flagyl)
for giardiasis
Micropur MP 1
Mosquito bites
Disease transmission
prevention
treatment of
Motion sickness
in children
Motor vehicle accidents, travelers
involvement in
Mountain sickness, acute
Moxifloxacin (Avelox) for
travelers' diarrhea
Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
Mumps vaccine
Mycobacterium
tuberculosis
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N
Gonorrhea, treatment
Neisseria meningitidis
(meningitis)
Nifedipine
for HAPE
Nitazoxanide (Alinia)
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O
Obstetric emergencies
Ofloxacin (Floxin)
for
travelers' diarrhea
for STDs
Onchocerciasis
Opisthorchiasis
Oral rehydration solutions
(ORS)
OSAC (Overseas Security Advisory Council)
Overseas Citizen's Service
Oxygen
for altitude
Illness
for air travelers
with COPD
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P
Pacemakers and AICDs
Palau
Paludrine (proguanil)
Paragonimiasis
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
(PID)
Pepto-Bismol
use in children
Permethrin
Pertussis (whooping
cough)
Phenergen (promethazine)
for motion sickness
Picaridin
Plague
Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine)
Plasmodium knowlesi
Polio
vaccine
Pork tapeworm
disease (Taenia solium)
Portable hyperbaric chamber (Gamow bag),
in
treatment of altitude Illness
Post-travel
illness evaluation
Praziquantel (Biltricide)
Pregnancy
travel
during
Pretravel medical checklist
Primaquine
For
malaria prophylaxis
treatment (radical cure) of vivax malaria
Primaquine-resistant malaria, treatment of
Principe
Pristine (liquid chlorine dioxide), in
disinfection of water
Proquanil, for malaria
Protective clothing, in prevention of insect
bites
Pufferfish poisoning
Pulmonary disease, and in-flight
oxygen
Pulmonary edema, high-altitude
Pulmonary embolism
(DVT)
Purifiers, for water
Pyrimethamine/sulfadoxine (Fansidar), for malaria
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Q
Qinghaosu
Quinidine
Quinine
Quinolone
antibiotics
for travelers' diarrhea
for
sexually transmitted diseases
in children
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R
Rabies
vaccine for
Rehydration solutions
Relapsing Fever
Repellents, insect
Restaurant food, precautions
regarding
Riamet (artemether/lumefantrine)
Ribavirin, for hepatitis C
Rifaximin (Xifaxin), for travelers
diarrhea
prophylaxis
treatment
Rift Valley Fever
Risk
management
Rocephin (ceftriaxone)
for Lyme
disease
for typhoid fever
for
sexually transmitted diseases
Rocky Mountain wood tick
(Dermacentor andersoni)
Roundworm diseases
Rubella
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S
Safety, during travel
Salmonella enteritis
Salmonella typhi
(typhoid)
vaccine for
Sand fly feve
Schistosomiasis (bilharzia)
Scombroid poisoning
SCŌPACE
(scopolamine)
Scopolamine, for motion sickness
Scrub typhus
Scuba divers, insurance for
Seafood
Toxins
Sexually transmitted
Diseases
Shellfish Poisoning
Shigellosis
Sinuses, air-travel effects on
pressure in
Sleeping pills
for altitude
Illness
for jet lag
Sleeping sickness
SleepScreen bed net
Smarttraveller (Australia)
Special Needs
Spermicides, in prevention of HIV
infection
Spider net (mosquito bed net)
STARI (Southern tick-associated
rash Illness)
Street vendors, precautions
regarding food from
Stress, business travel and
Strongyloidiasis
Suprax (cefixime)
for travelers'
diarrhea
for
gonorrhea
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T
Taeniasis
Tapeworm Diseases
Tetanus
Tetracycline and
quinine, for malaria
Thrombosis, travelers
Typhoid
Tick(s), removal of
Tick-borne encephalitis
Tinidazole
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Transderm Scōp
patch, for motion sickness
Transportation Security
Administration (TSA)
Travel
children as
participants in
death during
diabetic participants
in
documents needed for
disease risks
insurance covering.
pregnant participants
in, (See Pregnant
Travelers)
sources of
information on
supplies needed for
vaccines for (see
Ch. 3)
Travel clinics
Travelers' diarrhea
treatment of
in children
in diabetics
in pregnant women
Travel Documents
Travelers' health publications
Travelers' thrombosis
Trichinosis
Trichuriasis
(whipworm disease)
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
for travelers'
diarrhea
for
cyclosporiosis
Trypanosomiasis
Tuberculosis
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
BCG vaccine for
Typhoid
fever
in children
Typhus, scrub
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U
Underwater Medicine
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V
Vaccination (see also Vaccines)
for business travelers
for child travelers
for HIV-positive travelers
for pregnant travelers
Yellow Card
Vaccine(s), see also Vaccination
BCG (bacille Calmette-Guerin
Chickenpox
Cholera
Enterotoxigenic E. coli
German Measles
Haemophilus influenza Type B
hepatitis A
for pregnant travelers
hepatitis B
for pregnant travelers
influenza
for pregnant travelers
Japanese encephalitis
for child travelers
for pregnant travelers
Lyme Disease
measles
for child travelers
for pregnant travelers
meningococcal meningitis
for child travelers
for pregnant travelers
mumps
pertussis
for child travelers
pneumococcal
for pregnant travelers
polio
for pregnant travelers
rabies
for child travelers
for pregnant travelers
rubella
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