Travel medicine
Travel Medicine
Travel medicine or emporiatrics is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention and management of health problems of international travelers.
Pronunciation
- Travel Medicine: /ˈtrævəl ˈmɛdɪsɪn/
- Emporiatrics: /ɛmpɔːrɪˈætrɪks/
Etymology
The term "travel medicine" is derived from the English words "travel," meaning to make a journey, and "medicine," referring to the science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. "Emporiatrics" comes from the Greek "emporos" meaning traveler, and "iatros" meaning healer.
Definition
Travel medicine focuses on the health of those who travel internationally. It is an interdisciplinary specialty concerned not only with prevention of infectious diseases during travel but also with the personal safety of travelers and the avoidance of environmental risks.
Related Terms
- Infectious Diseases: Diseases caused by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. Many organisms live in and on our bodies and are normally harmless or even helpful, but under certain conditions, some organisms may cause disease.
- Vaccination: The administration of a vaccine to help the immune system develop protection from a disease.
- Malaria Prophylaxis: Medication to prevent malaria, a life-threatening disease that's usually transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito.
- Altitude Sickness: A pathological effect of high altitude on humans, caused by acute exposure to low partial pressure of oxygen at high altitude.
- Traveler's Diarrhea: A digestive tract disorder that commonly causes loose stools and abdominal cramps.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Travel medicine
- Wikipedia's article - Travel medicine
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