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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Infectious Diseases in the Returning Traveler
Sections: Key Features, Clinical Findings & Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis , Treatment.
Excerpt: | |  Most infections are common and self-limited
Identify patients with transmissible diseases that require isolation The incubation period may be helpful in diagnosis Less than 3 weeks following exposure may suggest dengue, leptospirosis and yellow fever; > 3 weeks suggest typhoid fever, malaria, and tuberculosis. Travel history should include directed questions regarding | | – Geography (rural versus urban) – Animal or arthropod contact – Unprotected sexual intercourse – Ingestion of untreated water or raw foods – Historical or pretravel immunizations – Adherence to malaria prophylax..."
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