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Traveler's diarrhea
Traveler's diarrhea: Introduction
Traveler's diarrhea: Travelers' diarrhea (TD) is the most common illness affecting travelers. Each year between 20%-50% of international travelers, ... more about Traveler's diarrhea.
Traveler's diarrhea: Various diarrheal conditions often caught on international travel. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Traveler's diarrhea is available below.
Symptoms of Traveler's diarrhea
- Diarrhea
- Sudden onset
- Loose stool
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- more symptoms...»
See full list of 11 symptoms of Traveler's diarrhea
Home Diagnostic Testing
Home medical testing related to Traveler's diarrhea:
- Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
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Medical Textbooks Online about Traveler's diarrhea
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- "Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas" (2003)
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- "Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas" (2003)
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- "Avoiding Common Pediatric Errors" (2008)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Traveler's diarrhea: Undiagnosed Conditions
Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:
- Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
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Misdiagnosis and Traveler's diarrhea
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed....read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The digestive system contains a variety of ...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad"...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning). In fact, it's more likely to be an ...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of course...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known...read more »
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Traveler's diarrhea: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Hospitals & Clinics: Traveler's diarrhea
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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Traveler's diarrhea, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:
- 50 Best Hospitals Report
- Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
- Women's Health Best Hospitals
- Patient Safety
- Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)
Traveler's diarrhea: Rare Types
Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:
- Chronic Digestive Disorders -- Rare Types:
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Causes of Traveler's diarrhea
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News Archives for Traveler's diarrhea
Medical news articles related to Traveler's diarrhea include:
- Finding May Lead to Vaccine for Traveler's Diarrhea
- Health Tip: Drugs That May Lead to Diarrhea
- Health Tip: Pack a First-Aid Kit When Traveling
- Traveling for Treatment
- Travel Safety Can Be a Passport to Good Health
- Health Tip: Travel Well, Eat Well
- Travel Was as Dangerous 500 Years Ago as Today: Study
- Health Tip: Dealing With Diarrhea
- more health news...»
Source: HealthDay News
Evidence Based Medicine Research for Traveler's diarrhea
Medical research articles related to Traveler's diarrhea include:
- What is the evidence for the use of ciprofloxacin for traveller?s diarrhoea?
- Ordering Stool Test for Investigation of Suspected Infectious Diarrhea
- Is there any evidence for probiotics (especially vsl#3) in treating post-infective traveller?s diarrhoea?
- Mortality in HIV-infected Ugandan adults receiving antiretroviral treatment and survival of their HIV-uninfected children: a prospective cohort study.
- A lady with a stool sample +ve for giardia was treated with metronidazole. her symptoms have resolved but her stool still has cysts in it. Can cysts remain after treatment or is further treatment required?
- more research...»
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Videos for Traveler's diarrhea
Diarrhea Causes
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Treating Diarrhea
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Chemo Diarrhea
Drugs that mimic hormones are proving effective in treating chemotherapy-induced diarrhea. Listen in as cancer specialists explain how hormonal...
Chemo ID
Diarrhea is a well-known side-effect of certain chemotherapies, and while for some patients it's a minor nuisance, for others it may become a...
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Prognosis for Traveler's diarrhea
Prognosis for Traveler's diarrhea: Most cases are benign and resolve in 1-2 days without treatment. TD is rarely life-threatening. The natural history of TD is that 90% of cases resolve within 1 week, and 98% resolve within 1 month. (Source: excerpt from Travelers' Diarrhea: DBMD)
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Reseach about Traveler's diarrhea
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Statistics for Traveler's diarrhea
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Traveler's diarrhea: Broader Related Topics
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Article Excerpts about Traveler's diarrhea
Travelers' diarrhea (TD) is the most common illness affecting travelers. Each year between 20%-50% of international travelers, an estimated 10 million persons, develop diarrhea. (Source: excerpt from Travelers' Diarrhea: DBMD)
Definitions of Traveler's diarrhea:
Traveler's diarrhea is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Traveler's diarrhea, or a subtype of Traveler's diarrhea,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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- Books about Traveler's diarrhea
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- Glossary for Traveler's diarrhea
- DIARRHEA, ACUTE (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- DIARRHEA, CHRONIC (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- Diarrhea - Acute (In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Diarrhea - Chronic (In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Diarrhea – Acute (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- Diarrhea – Chronic, No Blood or Weight Loss (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- Diarrhea – Chronic, with Weight Loss (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- DIARRHEA (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- Diarrhea (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Fecal incontinence (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Diarrhea (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Diarrhea (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Fecal incontinence (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Diarrhea (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Acute Diarrhea (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- Chronic Diarrhea (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- Diarrhea (Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
- Diarrhea (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Diarrhea (The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)
- Fecal Incontinence (The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)
- Diarrhea (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Fecal incontinence (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- DIARRHEA, ACUTE (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- DIARRHEA, CHRONIC (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- Diarrhea (Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas)
- Diarrhea - Case 17-1: 2-Month-Old Boy (Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas)
- Diarrhea - Case 17-4: 15-Month-Old Boy (Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas)
- Provide appropriate travel prophylaxis for foreign travel based on the indigenous organisms and geographic location (Avoiding Common Pediatric Errors)
- Chronic Diarrhea (The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
- Diarrhea (The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
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