The Web is a useful tool for those looking for travel medicine information.
Here are a few of the many sites available:
– International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (www.iamat.org).
Membership is free, and you get a directory of reputable, English-speaking doctors, hospitals and clinics in 125 countries with a set fee schedule.
– National Center for Infectious Diseases Travelers’ Health (www.cdc.gov/travel/index.htm).
Information on health concerns and vaccinations for specific destinations. Covers everything from African sleeping sickness to yellow fever.
– International Society of Travel Medicine (www.istm.org).
A start for people who want health information and vaccinations before their trip.
– Travel Medicine Inc. (www.travmed.com).
The site has a world medical guide and products like an individual water filtration bottle, plus a what-to-take checklist scary enough to keep you at home.
– Travel Health Online (www.tripprep.com).
Detailed health advice about more than 220 countries, including crime warnings.
– More general medical information sites like www.healthcentral.com and www.webmd.com also have good, common-sense healthy traveling tips.
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