International Travel Health Guide 2006-2007 by Stuart R. Rose and Jay S. Keystone, 13th ed.
Elsevier Health, St. Louis, 2006, $25.95
The International Travel Guide has the distinction of being the only U.S.-based travel health book that is published yearly. As a result, the information is up-to-date and the writing is very polished.
The Guide has sections on trip preparation, food and drink safety, travel-related diseases (malaria, travelers' diarrhea), and medical care abroad, as well as a world medical guide that lists regional disease risk summaries. This is a quick reference section that provides general information, as well as current advisories and health risks, for more than 200 countries.
The authors use a minimal amount of medical jargon making this reference useful for the lay traveler and medical professionals who manage patients that travel internationally. There's also a section reserved for hand-written notes.
This paperback is reasonably small for a reference text and could be packed in a suitcase. However, it is slightly too large and heavy for carrying on expeditions where maintaining a minimum amount of weight is critical.
The International Travel Guide 2006-2007 is an essential reference for those who want to maximize their chances of staying healthy abroad or those who like to have an emergency plan in place. It offers a viable alternative for larger reference texts on wilderness survival or tropical medicine.
By Dr. Douglas P. BeallAuntMinnie.com contributing writer
August 22, 2006
Dr. Beall is chief of radiology services at Clinical Radiology of Oklahoma and an associate professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Oklahoma, both in Oklahoma City. He has also volunteered professionally in Haiti and Tanzania. An avid mountaineer, Dr. Beall has climbed in Africa; the Andes in Chile and Argentina; Alaska; and Antartica. He is about to embark on another adventure in the Himalayas.
The opinions expressed in this review are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of AuntMinnie.com.
Copyright © 2006 AuntMinnie.com
