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Travel Medicine: Illness While Traveling
1Department of Family Medicine - University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, 13001 E 17th Place, Aurora, CO 80045.
FP Essentials
|September 14, 2023
Summary
Travelers can prevent or manage illnesses acquired abroad through evidence-based measures and appropriate self-care. Pretravel assessments should include understanding international medical care, evacuation insurance, and common travel-related illnesses.
Area of Science:
- Travel medicine
- Preventive healthcare
- Global health
Background:
- Illness during travel is common, frequently involving gastrointestinal, febrile, dermatologic, and respiratory symptoms.
- Many travel-acquired illnesses are preventable or manageable with proper precautions and medical care access.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide guidelines for the prevention and management of common travel-related illnesses.
- To emphasize the importance of pretravel medical evaluations and traveler counseling.
Main Methods:
- Review of epidemiology, prevention, and management of travel-related illnesses.
- Inclusion of traveler counseling on self-care, international medical care utilization, and recognizing serious conditions.
Main Results:
- Travelers diarrhea and febrile illnesses are common and require specific management strategies.
- Pretravel counseling should cover accident trauma, sexual health, mental health, and reverse culture shock for returning travelers.
Conclusions:
- Evidence-based preventive measures and judicious use of self-care are key to managing travel-related illnesses.
- Comprehensive pretravel medical evaluations and counseling are essential for traveler well-being and safety abroad.
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