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Each year, 1 billion passengers travel by air, and over 50 million people from industrialized countries visit the developing world.^1,2 Travelers may be exposed to a variety of pathogens and risks, and 20 to 70 percent of people report some health problems while traveling.^3,4 Overall, during international travel, 1 to 5 percent of travelers seek medical attention, 0.01 to 0.1 percent require emergency medical evacuation, and 1 in 100,000 dies.³ Although infectious diseases cause considerable morbidity among travelers, they account for only 1 to 4 percent of deaths that occur during international travel.⁵ Cardiovascular disease is the most frequent cause . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Risk Assessment

Personal Precautions and Travel-Related Illnesses

Illnesses Associated with Travel

Traveler's Diarrhea

Respiratory Infections

Arthropod-Borne Illnesses

Malaria

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Altitude Illness

Other Illnesses

Immunizations

Routine Immunizations

Required Immunizations

Recommended Immunizations According to Risk of Infection

Conclusions

Source Information

From the Tropical and Geographic Medicine Center and the Travelers' Advice and Immunization Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (E.T.R.); and the Centre for Travel and Tropical Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Toronto General Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto (K.C.K.).

Address reprint requests to Dr. Ryan at the Division of Infectious Diseases, Jackson 504, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA 02114, or at etryan@partners.org.

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