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Have you ever wondered what to do if you get bitten by a snake? Or how to combat altitude sickness when trekking in the Himalayas? The Traveller's Healthbook is the essential guide for healthy travel.	Chapter 1 : Before you go HEALTH PLANNING by Drs Nick Beeching and Sharon Welby MEDICAL INSURANCE by Ian Irvine THE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL KIT by Drs Nick Beeching and Sharon Welby VACCINATIONS by Drs Nick Beeching and Sharon Welby WHEN TO GO by Paul Pratt and Melissa Shales Chapter 2 : Day-to-day health COMING HOME by Colonel John Blashford-Snell CULTURE SHOCK by Adrian Furnham FLYING IN COMFORT by Ian Wilson FOOD ON THE MOVE by Ingrid Cranfield GENERAL ISSUES by Dr Nick Beeching JET LAG by Jack Barker TRAVEL STRESS by Hilary Bradt WATER PURIFICATION by Julian McIntosh Chapter 3 : Common illnesses BILHARZIA (SCHISTOSOMIASIS) by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching DIARRHOEAL ILLNESS by Dr Nick Beeching HIGH ALTITUDE COLD FEET? by Dr Saye Khoo IF YOU CAN’T STAND THE HEAT… by Sarah Thorowgood MALARIA by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching RABIES by Jack Barker SEX ABROAD by Drs Nick Beeching and Sharon Welby TRAVELLERS' DISEASES by Dr Nick Beeching Chapter 4 : Extreme situations CREATURES THAT BITE: 1 MAMMALS by Dr Nick Beeching CREATURES THAT BITE: 2 MARINE LIFE by Jack Barker INJECTIONS AND BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching SURVIVING THE COLD: PART 1 by Dr Mike Stroud SURVIVING THE COLD: PART 2 by Dr Richard Dawood SURVIVING THE DESERT by Jack Jackson SURVIVING THE JUNGLE by Robin Hanbury-Tenison SURVIVING THE SEA by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston Chapter 5 : Disease checklist AMOEBIASIS by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching CHOLERA by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching CUTANEOUS LARVA MIGRANS by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching DENGUE FEVER by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching DIPHTHERIA by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching ENCEPHALITIS by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching FILARIASIS (BANCROFTIAN) by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching GIARDIASIS by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching HEPATITIS by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching JIGGERS by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching LEISHMANIASIS by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching LEPTOSPIROSIS by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching LYME DISEASE by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching MALARIA by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching MENINGITIS by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching MYIASIS by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching PLAGUE by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching POLIO by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching RABIES by Jack Barker TETANUS by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching TRYPANOSOMIASIS by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching TUBERCULOSIS by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching TYPHOID (‘ENTERIC FEVER’) by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching TYPHUS by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching WORMS by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching YELLOW FEVER by Drs Sharon Welby and Nick Beeching	Published: Traveller's Healthbook To buy this book send a cheque for £7.50 to WEXAS Publications, 45-49 Brompton Road, London, SW3 1DE or email your details to mship@wexas.com Email publications editor

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