Cadogan Guide to Bugs, Bites & Bowels
by Jane Wilson Howarth

From the Cadogan Guides series.

What is the commonest ailment of travellers? What is the commonest cause of death in travellers abroad? These and all other significant topics are covered in this comprehensive, readable book. Dr Wilson-Howarth, GP, parasitologist, expedition doctor and keen high altitude trekker has lived in Asia for 11 years and brings her wide practical experience to this light-hearted and reassuring manual. She offers tips on avoiding flesh maggots, ticks and leeches, as well as guides to recognising the baddies amongst tropical predators and creepy-crawlies.

• clear, accessible, evidence-based and easy to read
• illuminating practical case histories
• tables matching disease risk to country
• responsible tourism and expat health
• the latest on malaria and skin cancer
• deep-vein thrombosis and other growing travel concerns
• special precautions for those with pre-existing health conditions, the elderly and children
• what to include in your personal first-aid kit

Read an Excerpt
'Travel is a risk. Even venturing out for a meal in your home town carries a risk of a road accident, suffering food poisoning or encountering a mad gunman. As more and more of us are travelling to exotic places Ð for both business and pleasure Ð we naturally wonder how much greater the risks become when we are away from home. What is the most common plague to hit travellers? Do you know how to treat it? What is the most common cause of death in travellers abroad? This book answers these and other questions you may have, and many more you will not have contemplated. Like how you avoid flesh maggots, how to remove a tick from your scrotum, or why women should travel with a femidom. Equally, it details ways of dealing with all the little biters that might join you on that balmy Mediterranean evening.'

"Whilst her theoretical knowledge is extensive, it is her personal experience that adds great charisma and humour to the very informative text, making the book a true pleasure to read. "
--Travel Wise: newsletter of the British Travel Health Association Autumn (1999

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