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Travel health: non-vaccine preventable risks. 1998

J Martin

MRC General Practice Research Framework, London.

This article discusses non-vaccine preventable health hazards associated with foreign travel. It outlines the main risks involved and describes the kind of advice on prevention and treatment that nurses can offer to people travelling abroad on holiday or business.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003140	Communicable Disease Control	Programs of surveillance designed to prevent the transmission of disease by any means from person to person or from animal to man.	Flatten the Curve of Epidemic,Flattening the Curve, Communicable Disease Control,Parasite Control,Control, Communicable Disease,Control, Parasite
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000056	Accident Prevention	Efforts and designs to reduce the incidence of unexpected undesirable events in various environments and situations.	Prevention, Accident,Accident Preventions,Preventions, Accident
D012307	Risk Factors	An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.	Health Correlates,Risk Factor Scores,Risk Scores,Social Risk Factors,Population at Risk,Populations at Risk,Correlates, Health,Factor, Risk,Factor, Social Risk,Factors, Social Risk,Risk Factor,Risk Factor Score,Risk Factor, Social,Risk Factors, Social,Risk Score,Score, Risk,Score, Risk Factor,Social Risk Factor
D014195	Travel	MOVEMENT across different GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS.	Land Travel,Sea Travel,Land Travels,Sea Travels,Travel, Land,Travel, Sea,Travels,Travels, Land,Travels, Sea
D014611	Vaccination	Administration of vaccines to stimulate the host's immune response. This includes any preparation intended for active immunological prophylaxis.	Immunization, Active,Active Immunization,Active Immunizations,Immunizations, Active,Vaccinations