Detailed information on African trypanosomiasis, also called African sleeping sickness, including symptoms, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment

Detailed information on health considerations after returning home from traveling abroad

Detailed information on healthy considerations for air travel, including ways to prevent motion sickness and jet lag

BSE is a cattle disease, and vCJD is the equivalent disease in humans. Both are fatal brain diseases. Researchers believe that people become infected by eating beef contaminated with BSE.

Detailed information on cholera, including causes, prevention, and treatment

Detailed information on common health problems associated with travel in developing countries

Detailed information on traveling healthy while on cruise ships

Detailed information on cryptosporidiosis, including transmission, location, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Detailed information on dengue fever, including symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment

Detailed information on diarrhea, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Detailed information on the most common types of diarrheal diseases, including cryptosporidiosis, diarrhea, traveler's diarrhea, salmonella infection, and giardiasis

Detailed information on emerging infectious diseases and how travelers can minimize their risk of infectious diseases

Detailed information on E. coli, including symptoms, diagnosis, complications, and prevention

At certain times of the year, various species of fish and shellfish contain toxins, even if well cooked. The most common type of fish poisoning in travelers is ciguatera fish poisoning.

Detailed information on giardiasis, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention

Glossary of terms relating to travel medicine

Detailed information on the most common high risk diseases for travelers, including African trypanosomiasis (African sleeping sickness), mad cow disease, HIV, AIDS, cholera, e. coli, dengue fever, diarrheal disease, cryptosporidiosis, diarrhea, traveler's

AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, which kills or impairs cells of the immune system and progressively destroys the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers.

Detailed information on the most common high risk diseases for travelers, including African trypanosomiasis (African sleeping sickness), mad cow disease, HIV, AIDS, cholera, e. coli, dengue fever, diarrheal disease, cryptosporidiosis, diarrhea, traveler's

How do you know if you have the flu? Symptoms: abrupt onset of fever, muscle aches, sore throat, and a nonproductive cough.

Detailed information on Lyme disease, including ticks that transmit Lyme disease, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention

Detailed information on malaria, including symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and information for travelers

Detailed medical information for Americans traveling abroad

Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain. Most cases of meningitis are caused by viruses; bacterial meningitis is rare.

List of online resources to find additional information on travel medicine

Detailed information on travel and planning to travel

Detailed information on the danger of animal bites and rabies, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention

Specific vaccine recommendations vary depending on age, geographic location, and other risk factors.

Detailed safety information for travelers

Salmonella bacteria are usually transmitted to humans by eating foods contaminated with animal feces. Beef, poultry, milk, and eggs are common sources.

Detailed information on SARS, including symptoms, prevention, and treatment

Review your immunization history with your health care provider and be sure that children over the age of 2 are on schedule with their vaccine series.

Detailed information on health preparations before you travel and during travel

Detailed information on the most common high risk diseases for travelers, including African trypanosomiasis (African sleeping sickness), mad cow disease, HIV, AIDS, cholera, e. coli, dengue fever, diarrheal disease, cryptosporidiosis, diarrhea, traveler's

Detailed checklist for travelers to ensure a safe and healthy trip

Detailed information on traveler's diarrhea, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Detailed list of what a traveler's first-aid kit should include

Detailed information on traveling while pregnancy or breastfeeding

Detailed information on traveling with children

See your doctor as early as possible before you leave on your trip. Discuss any risks that may be involved and plan for immunizations, medication, and medical devices you may need while you're away.

Detailed information on traveling with diabetes

Detailed information on traveling with HIV

Detailed information for travelers with special needs

Detailed information on tuberculosis, including risks, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment

Detailed information on the most common types of encephalitis, including Japanese encephalitis, tickborne encephalitis, and arbovirus encephalitis

Detailed information on typhoid fever, including spread, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and traveling

Detailed information on viral hemorrhagic fever, including symptoms, treatment, and prevention

Detailed information on how to respond if you become ill or injured while traveling

Detailed information on yellow fever, including symptom, prevention, and treatment