Immunization: Childhood and Travel Health provides
an all–encompassing reference for all those working in
primary care, secondary care paediatric wards,
immunization centres and travel clinics, as well as
medical students and candidates working for higher
examinations. The Fourth Edition has been
comprehensively updated and the travel section
completely revised. The book gives a thorough
introduction to the history of immunization, vaccine
technology and immunology, and compares international
schedules of routine immunizations. Each vaccine is then
presented separately, including contraindications, local
and general side and adverse effects, administration
advice, special precautions and notes, vaccine
availability, storage, and well–referenced comments on
issues surrounding each vaccine, including
controversies. A description of the infection caused by
the relevant microorganisms follows, together with data
on disease notifications and immunization coverage. A
considerable number of maps illustrate endemicity of
diseases. One section is dedicated to issues relevant to
primary care such as immunization fees and targets,
audit, electronic recall systems, patient group
directions and issues surrounding the immunization work
of the practice nurse. The Fourth Edition includes an
extensive section on travel health, which includes the
latest travel statistics, travel clinics, detailed
advice to travellers and legal issues that may arise. A
considerable amount of information is included on air
travel, contraindications to travel, and high altitude
sickness. Specific information is given on advising
travellers at risk because of pre–existing conditions,
and how to best deal with the returned traveller. Advice
is provided for each disease, including malaria, which
is covered in detail. The last section contains
information on notifiable diseases, reciprocal
healthcare agreements, contact numbers for Embassies and
High Commissions in London, a world travel advice
checklist, and an extensive list of sources of travel
information with contact address.
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