The Travel and Tropical Medicine Handbook

by Christopher A. Sanford MD MPH DTM&H, Christopher A. Sanford MD MPH DTM&H, William Russell McMullen MD

Revised and expanded, the third edition of this respected manual offers the latest advice on preventing, evaluating, and managing diseases that can be acquired in tropical environments and foreign countries. A solid introduction to the subject, it is handy for systematic review and for quick reference. New content includes information on Lyme disease, HIV, infants and children, women, air travel, and more.

672 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[The Cats’ Mother · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the main recommended textbook for the Otago University's Certificate of Travel Medicine, so I've been working my way through it this year, as background to the course readings. It's a thorough overview of the subject and covers all the main areas well, in an easy to read style. The emphasis is on the US traveller, and it's a little dated now, but the CDC yellow book is a useful adjunct for the most recent information. I bought the ebook version so I have been able to dip in and out from my kindle and iPads, which means the automatic page-finder function was really helpful for reading it cover to cover. The charts and diagrams were easier to see on the iPad. I don't know how much I would use it actually in consultation, as I generally look most things up online. I'm sure I'll come back to it for the tropical medicine paper next year. My only real criticism is it could do with more photos, especially of the various rashes described.

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well written, and surprisingly readable. Came in handy for planning some stuff for an up-coming trip to Thailand as well as an assignment to Laos this summer. And then on the airplane ride home from the Tropical Medicine course the pilot came over the intercom and asked if there was a physician on the plane and that there was an emergency in row 35. The poor woman was actually suffering from one of the things described in this book, so I was glad I had read that chapter. Probably worth trying to read the whole thing, but we'll see...