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It's time for holidays! Your suitcase is packed, you're ready to leave, and cannot wait to get a proper tan to show on social media. Mark Twain used to say that “travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness”, but unfortunately the health problems we may come across while travelling are far less poetic. Danger is always lurking, especially in far-flung and unexplored destinations.
The post Around the world in 15 travel health tips appeared first on OUPblog.
Just before noon on 25 April 2015, a violent 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal, killing almost 9,000 people and injuring more than 23,000. Hundreds of aftershocks followed. Entire villages were razed, destroying communities and leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless.
The post Traveling to provide humanitarian aid: lessons from Nepal appeared first on OUPblog.
Is garlic or citronella more useful in repelling insects? Which disease is typically identified as an 'urban' disease? What is the most reliable way to purify water? To celebrate the publication of the Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine test your knowledge of the unique dangers and diseases faced in travel medicine.
The post How much do you know about travel medicine? appeared first on OUPblog.
This summer intrepid travelers everywhere are strapping on backpacks, dousing themselves in mosquito spray, and getting their inoculations -- ready to embark on journeys that will take them into contact with some of the most virulent viruses and nastiest bacteria on the planet. Even those of us who aren’t going off the beaten track may end up in close quarters with microbes we’d rather not befriend. Explore some of the most common infectious diseases around the globe and how to identify them in this infographic.
The post Common infectious diseases contracted by travellers worldwide [infographic] appeared first on OUPblog.