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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,...

Advising travellers on health abroad: part 2

19 July 1995

Nursing Standard

Clinical health education

While abroad, most travellers will have some leisure time. The amount will probably depend on whether their visit is for holiday or business purposes. How the time...

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...

Advising travellers on health abroad: part 1

12 July 1995

Nursing Standard

Clinical health education

Travel-related illness is not new. Alexander the Great is thought to have died of malaria, and the spread of disease along trade routes has been documented for...

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,...

Malaria in UK travellers: assessment, prevention and treatment

09 May 2006

Nursing Standard

Learning zone travel health

Malaria is the most serious tropical disease. Increasing numbers of people are travelling to tropical destinations where they are at risk of malaria. Nurses need to...

Ebola haemorrhagic fever

25 April 2001

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article focuses on the management of a patient who was admitted to The Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with suspected Ebola haemorrhagic fever...

Malaria in UK travellers: assessment, prevention and treatment

03 May 2006

Nursing Standard

CPD

Malaria is the most serious tropical disease. Increasing numbers of people are travelling to tropical destinations where they are at risk of malaria. Nurses need to...

Insect-borne diseases and their prevention

24 July 2008

Primary Health Care

Clinical

Insects are capable of spreading diseases which can be fatal, particularly in tropical and sub-tropical regions. Many of these insect-borne diseases are rare, but...

Malaria control and prevention

14 September 2008

Primary Health Care

Clinical

Of all the insect-borne diseases, malaria is the most serious public health problem, even though deaths from malaria are generally preventable. Eradication was tried...