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Meningococcal infection

31 October 2001

Nursing Standard

CPD

Meningococcal disease is an important medical emergency demanding early diagnosis and prompt treatment. This article provides an overview of meningococcal infection...

Meningococcal infection

01 April 2001

Primary Health Care

CPD

Aims and intended outcomes The aim of this article is to provide an overview and promote an understanding of meningococcal infection. After reading this paper you...

Travel vaccination: an update

05 May 2004

Nursing Standard

CPD

Foreign tourism and travel are increasing in popularity, with more than six million visits being made to developing countries annually (ONS 2002). In this article,...

Malaria

14 March 2001

Nursing Standard

CPD

Malaria is a common and dangerous tropical disease, caused by a parasite transmitted to humans through the bite of the anopheles mosquito. This article reviews the...

Travellers’ diarrhoea: causes, prevention and treatment

06 June 2012

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article describes the prevention and treatment of travellers’ diarrhoea, the leading cause of illness in people travelling abroad. The most common cause of...

Travel vaccination: an update

01 June 2005

Primary Health Care

CPD

Foreign tourism and travel are increasing in popularity with more than eight million visits being made to developing countries annually (ONS 2004). In this article,...

Vaccine-preventable infections in travellers abroad – meningococcal disease

03 December 2010

Primary Health Care

CPD

Vaccination is the answer to preventing bacterial meningitis, and has been particularly successful in reducing infection in children caused by serogroup C...

Health advice for older people travelling overseas

01 October 2012

Nursing Older People

A&S Science

Old age should not prevent people from venturing to foreign climes for their holidays, but some of the hazards associated with travel are of more concern for older...

Providing a travel health service in primary care

08 June 2005

Nursing Standard

CPD

A dedicated travel health service in primary care has many benefits for practice patients, as well as being satisfying and rewarding for the health professionals...

Prevention of hepatitis B in travellers: pre-travel consultation

25 April 2007

Nursing Standard

CPD

Foreign travel is increasing and many travellers are at risk of developing hepatitis B. This article examines the epidemiology, diagnosis and prevention of this...

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