Travel & Tropical Medicine Manual [Paperback]

Elaine C. Jong MD (Author), Elaine C. Jong (Author), Christopher A. Sanford MD MPH DTM&H (Author), William Russell McMullen MD (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0721642144 | ISBN-13: 978-0721642147 | Publication Date: January 15, 1995 | Edition: 2

Revised and improved 2nd Edition, with more information on malaria, traveler's diarrhea, immunizations, the HIV-infected traveler, the medical aspects of mountaineering, Lyme disease and other tick-transmitted diseases, and travel-acquired illnesses associated with fever. Travel during pregnancy is updated, and material on exercise and sports in the pregnant woman is included.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Fill a gap in medical travel literature...A tremendous amount of information (in) a handbook that is easily carried...Strength of the book lies in its organization...Ver concise...Admirably succinct and an excellent portable reference...Recommend." - Wilderness Medicine "Replete with information...Well worth the price...urge all who provide medical travel advise, immunizations...or treatment...to purchase this book...Will answer almost any question." - Mayo Clinic Proceedings All reviews are of last edition

Product Details

• Paperback: 532 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 2 edition (January 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0721642144
• ISBN-13: 978-0721642147
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 4.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,011,330 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tropical Med Manual Review, February 28, 2000

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Wayne S. True (San Diego, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Travel & Tropical Medicine Manual (Paperback)

I travel annually with CERT International to remote places for medical relief work. I rarely see a parasite or tropical illness in my domestic practice, but these are common in the rest of the world. The Jong / McMullen text is concise, and very helpful as a travel / tropical medicine reference. I never leave home without it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elaine Jong's Elegant Authority, November 15, 2002

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Allison J. Clough "Desert Mountain Woman" (Flagstaff, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Travel & Tropical Medicine Manual (Paperback)

Elaine Jong has written an authoritative reference as petite and elegant as she is. This handbook is comprehensive and yet concise, incredibly eliminating inessential details while remaining the most useful of many publications on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of travel-related ailments. After 7 years, it is still in my pocket and at the bedside when I am working through the difficult differential diagnosis of a sick world traveler.

4.0 out of 5 stars Serious help for serious situations., October 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Travel & Tropical Medicine Manual (Paperback)

This book is very helpful and a reassuring resource for a person whose travels potentially place them in serious medical situations in geographic areas with minimal medical support. It is not a first aid book nor a be-your-own-physician guide, but it provides serious information to help one evaluate various illnesses and to understand and assess the diagnosis and treatment which might be proposed by a local medical provider. It seems to be directed more to the care giver with prior medical training; thus, some of the wording may not be understandable to a traveler without some knowledge of medical teminology (or a medical dictionary on hand). But, the book takes little room in a suitcase or backpack, and it is a serious and reassuring guide to have along when one is faced with unfamiliar tropical diseases and is many hours or perhaps days from modern medical help.