HTW 303 Lecture Notes - Miscarriage, Insect Repellent, Vaccination Schedule
18 Jan 2014
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Responsibility: who, federal gov, private organizations, health provider, the tourist industry, the traveler. Responsible for preventing/minimizing the international spread of disease. International health regulations (2005: legally binding regulations that aim to. Assist countries to work together to save lives and livelihoods endangered by the spread of diseases and other health risks. Avoid unnecessary interference with international travel and travel: notifiable diseases: cholera, plague, yellow fever. Federal government cdc traveler"s health: standard recommendations for health maintenance and illness prevention among. U. s travelers: surveillance of disease, geosentinal surveillance system. Action: reminder to follow usual precautions for this destination. Risk: usual baseline risk or slightly above baseline risk for destination and limited impact to the traveler. Risk: increased risk in defined settings or associated with specific risk factors. Action: avoid all non-essential travel to this destination. Private organizations: the international society of travel medicine: educational resources, continuing education: certificate of knowledge in travel health, the journal of travel medicine.
