Travel Medicine - What You Should Know Before You Go

Explore essential travel medicine insights in this comprehensive lecture by Stanford physician Dr. Brian Blackburn. Discover crucial information on pre-travel vaccinations, necessary medications for your journey, and strategies to avoid common traveler's illnesses. Delve into topics such as malaria prevention and treatment, routine immunizations, hepatitis A, meningococcal meningitis, Japanese encephalitis, rabies, yellow fever, and traveler's diarrhea. Learn about the epidemiology, risks, and preventive measures for various tropical diseases, including enteric fever, schistosomiasis, African tick bite fever, and leptospirosis. Gain valuable knowledge to ensure safe international travel experiences and return home in good health.

Intro
Outline
VFR Travelers
Travel Health: General Measures
General: Medical Advice
Malaria - Pathophysiology
Malaria Risk in Travelers
Malaria - Clinical Presentation
Chemoprophylaxis
Malaria Drugs: Adverse Effects
Routine Immunizations
Hepatitis A Epidemiology
Hepatitis A - Vaccine
Meningococcal Meningitis
Japanese Encephalitis
Rabies Vaccine: Indications
Rabies Exposure (e.g., Dog Bite)
Yellow Fever Distribution
Yellow Fever: Risk for Unvaccinated Traveler, One Month Trip
Yellow Fever: Vaccine
Enteric Fever - Epidemiology
Enteric Fever - Complications
Travelers Diarrhea: Etiology
Travelers Diarrhea Epidemiology
Travelers Diarrhea: Prevention
Travelers Diarrhea: Treatment
Schistosoma endemic areas
African Tick Bite Fever
Leptospirosis
Summary: Travel Medicine
Summary: Tropical Medicine