Lonely Planet Healthy Travel - Central & South America
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (989 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1864500530 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 456 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Healthy Travel Central & South America is a user-friendly guide to minimizing health risks and dealing with problems while on the road. Getting the most out of your travels means staying healthy. Isabelle Young, with a team of travel health experts, Healthy Travel Central & South America provides advice on planning your trip, staying healthy while traveling, and what to do if you run into problems.In This Guide:Clear guidelines on treating common travel illnesses.Illustrated guide to useful rainforest plants.Essential guidelines on coping with high altitudes.How to recognize and avoid wildlife hazards, from leeches to piranhas and tarantulas.Comprehensive first aid section.. Written by Dr
Take this book. You can forget you have it, if you want. If you are going South of the Border, get this book. Period.Fits in your pocket. Comprehensive. Authoritative. Reassuring. Period.Do not expect to reference medical problems on the internet when you need to. Period.. If you have never travelled to developing nations. R. Tenet If you have never traveled to developing nations in out of the way places then you might find this book useful. However, you can find much of this information through the U.S. CDC and W.H.O. websites.Most times the happy little diseases or maladies that travelers take home are things that cause diarrhea. This book clearly lacks information related to many important aspects of food handling, processing, and stomach wellness. Howeve. "A must have for travellers" according to James. The information in this book is extremely detailed and more than enough to help on your adventure. Just be sure to get a fairly recent copy to have the most up to date info.
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