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Should visits to relatives carry a health warning?

Authors :
McCarthy, Michael
Source :
Lancet. 3/17/2001, Vol. 357 Issue 9259, p862. 1p. 1 Color Photograph.
Publication Year :
2001

Abstract

Focuses on the health problems of travelers visiting friends and family. Trend of well-established immigrants contracting infectious diseases, like typhoid, cholera, and dengue, when they visit their countries of origin; Failure to receive vaccines or prophylactic measures due to a belief that they are immune; Vulnerability of children when they visit relatives in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, because they have often not acquired the immunity of their parents.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01406736
Volume :
357
Issue :
9259
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Lancet
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
4200604
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(05)71796-7