Lonely Planet Healthy Travel - Central & South America [Paperback]

Isabelle Young (Author)

Book Description

Series: Healthy Travel | Publication Date: February 1, 2000

Getting the most out of your travels means staying healthy. Healthy Travel Central & South America is a user-friendly guide to minimizing health risks and dealing with problems while on the road. Written by Dr. Isabelle Young, with a team of travel health experts, Healthy Travel Central & South America provides advice on planning your trip, staying healthy while traveling, and what to do if you run into problems.

In This Guide:

Clear guidelines on treating common travel illnesses.
Illustrated guide to useful rainforest plants.
Essential guidelines on coping with high altitudes.
How to recognize and avoid wildlife hazards, from leeches to piranhas and tarantulas.
Comprehensive first aid section.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet (February 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1864500530
• ISBN-13: 978-1864500530
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 3.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,017,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars If you have never travelled to developing nations...., February 3, 2008

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R. Tenet "DIY" (ATL, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Healthy Travel - Central & South America (Paperback)

If you have never traveled to developing nations in out of the way places then you might find this book useful. However, you can find much of this information through the U.S. CDC and W.H.O. websites.

Most times the happy little diseases or maladies that travelers take home are things that cause diarrhea. This book clearly lacks information related to many important aspects of food handling, processing, and stomach wellness. However if you want to know about exotic illnesses you will probably never get than maybe this book is helpful.

I would not recommend this book.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference, February 18, 2006

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Red Chipper "Red" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Healthy Travel - Central & South America (Paperback)

This is an excellent reference for the South American traveler. It shouyld be required reading for the newcomer and experienced traveler

4 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you don't really know.., July 5, 2001

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Clara Unoson (Borås, Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Healthy Travel - Central & South America (Paperback)

...where to go in central and south america, then read this through. As with all Lonely Planets book, it got lots of information! I want to go to Guatemala or Ecuador, but I didn't really know too much about any of these countries. Reading this through helped me. I'm going to BOTH!