Wednesday, January 11, 2006

 

Exotic Travel Brings Many Health Risks

Traveling to Africa or Southeast Asia? Malaria and dengue fever are the big worries. In the Caribbean and South America, it's infections from worms and other parasites. In south-central Asia, respiratory illness...

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Outside poor countries, travelers also face health hazards. Hotels in warm Mediterranean countries are linked to Legionnaires' disease and cruise ships to outbreaks of viruses that cause diarrhea and vomiting, Dr. David R. Hill, director of Britain's National Travel Health Network and Center, wrote in an editorial.

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