- Counseling on prevention of infectious and other diseases in travelers:
 Food and water precautions
Avoidance of mosquito/insect borne diseases
Blood borne diseases
High altitude sickness
- Preparations for travelers with special needs such as diabetes, heart disease, pregnancy, hemodialysis, or emphysema.
- Appropriate vaccination against diseases associated with travel to foreign countries.
- Appropriate antibiotics for illnesses that might affect travelers.
- Evaluation and management of tropical diseases that are found in patients returning from foreign travel, visiting the United States, or immigrating to the United States.
The Medical University Hospital Infectious Diseases Fellow sees patients in this clinic while on the travel clinic rotation. The Infectious Diseases Fellow may elect to attend the travel clinic on a more frequent basis. |
