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1Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75651 Paris 13. eric.caumes@psl.aphp.fr
La Revue Du Praticien
|July 19, 2007
Summary
Most travelers returning home ill have common, not exotic, infections affecting the digestive, respiratory, or skin systems. However, some exotic diseases are serious and preventable through travel health precautions.
Area of Science:
- Travel medicine
- Infectious diseases
- Public health
Context:
- Approximately 10% of international travelers become ill after returning home.
- Diagnosed illnesses in returning travelers are frequently of cosmopolitan origin, not exotic.
- Commonly affected systems include the digestive tract, respiratory tract, and skin.
Purpose:
- To analyze the origin and nature of diseases diagnosed in returning travelers.
- To emphasize the importance of considering both common and exotic diseases in ill travelers.
- To highlight the potential severity and transmissibility of certain travel-related illnesses.
Summary:
- The majority of illnesses in returning travelers are common infections.
- Exotic diseases, though less frequent, can be severe and pose public health risks.
- Common travel-related illnesses include malaria, arthropod-borne viral diseases, viral hepatitis A and B, typhoid fever, and intestinal infections.
Impact:
- Travel history is crucial for accurate diagnosis in ill patients.
- Understanding disease prevalence guides appropriate diagnostic and preventive strategies.
- Effective prevention includes vaccinations, chemoprophylaxis, hygiene, and avoiding arthropod exposure.
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