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Travel Medicine (Expert Forum)

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Questions in the Travel Medicine forum are answered by Dr. Philip D Parks, affiliated with Harvard School of Public Health. Topics covered include disease prevention, finding a doctor abroad, food and water safety, illness and injury abroad, mosquito and tick protection, resources for travelers, traveling with children or pets, traveling with special needs, vaccinations and immunizations.
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TAPEWORM

by stacey555, Jul 05, 2008 09:07PM
Dear Dr. Parks, I have been having numorous health problems for years....
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sick in thailand

by Noodles305, Jul 03, 2008 06:44PM
hey i am a 22 yr old male from australia and i have been in thailand 4 ...
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Flu like symptoms but not the flu, what can it be?

by travfar, Jun 30, 2008 04:40AM
I have the symptoms of the flu, headache, fever, nasuea, aches, chills,...
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Travel after bypass

by aa262, Jul 06, 2008 07:59AM
My father is 82 and had 5 heart bypasses while in Germany My question ...
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treatment for dog bite

by venkatasu, Jul 04, 2008 10:57AM
I am living in India. One of my neighbour's dog bit my near the foot (i...
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More info for Dr. Parks

by dadt, Jun 30, 2008 01:47PM
I am not sure I posted the addtional information correctly. It posted a...
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recent trip to pakistan

by travelgirl83, Jul 02, 2008 10:22PM
I recently took a trip to pakistan. While there I had some stomach prob...
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health precautions for Egypt?

by dadt, Jun 28, 2008 12:01PM
I am attending a conference in Cairo and spending a week in Egypt on a ...
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what I will need

by Jasw, Jun 28, 2008 02:58PM
what willl i need?
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thelasemia

by maryam123, Jun 17, 2008 03:06PM
hi doctor, I have a one year old,i was travelling with him i came back...
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Leg swelling and pain

by JB25, Jun 05, 2008 01:42PM
I saw this question posted and I didn't see the response. I'm 36 years...
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Malaria...

by sandy4449, Jun 05, 2008 03:52PM
In February 2008 I was in Tanzania/Kenya for 3 1/2 weeks and I got Mala...
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Insect bites and infestation

by markchambers, Apr 28, 2008 11:11AM
I recently traveled to Bali, whilst there I found a fly drinking blood ...
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my 4 year old has pneumonia

by mole77, May 28, 2008 07:51AM
My four year old Mimi has been in hospital for a week with pneumonia, t...
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On Warfrin traveling bali and surfing

by skid, Jun 02, 2008 03:55AM
Re my inquiry back in april you mentioned you would attempt to find a s...
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JAPANESE MOSQUITO IN MUMBAI

by NED1244, May 16, 2008 06:37PM
HOW BAD IS THE INFESTATION IN MUMBAI OF JAPANESE MOSQUITOES? IS IT ENOU...
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Rabies Shots

by Vince7, May 14, 2008 06:21AM
Could somebody explain when it's required to get a rabies shot? A littl...
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malaria

by liza1, May 03, 2008 08:55PM
I studied abroad in Ghana for six months in the fall semester. Near the...
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virus or infection?

by wasdca, Apr 26, 2008 08:30AM
Hi, I'm a 38 yr old female currently living in the caribbean. Other...
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my 4 yr old son is suffing with travel sickness

by stan24, Apr 26, 2008 05:49AM
my son is 4 yr old, he having this problem for 2 yrs. he can not trave...
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4 YR BOY HAVING TRAVELING SICKNESS

by stan24, Apr 29, 2008 03:21AM
hello dr, thanks for ur advice.i will keep all ur points in mind. wit...
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warfrin treatment in bali indonesia

by skid, Apr 24, 2008 02:08AM
I am on warfrin and intend travelling and surfing in bali. is there a r...
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7 hour Air Travel 1 week after a 'mini stroke'

by ATVH, Apr 16, 2008 01:29AM
G'day, My dad had a mini stroke on Sunday, basically he had numbnes...
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Unexplain illness

by AILE, Apr 12, 2008 01:41PM
HELP female 34 yrs. Single, NO babies.In AUG 2007 I started havind a BU...
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leg numbness

by lynn4417, Apr 09, 2008 05:53PM
Is there a insect or other creature that when it bites it causes numbne...
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Chronic illness after parasite study in Africa

by sarikate, Feb 22, 2008 11:07AM
I am a 28-year-old medical student who traveled abroad for four months ...
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Q Fever

by Celeste492, Mar 11, 2008 04:37PM
Hello Dr. Parks: I was recently diagnosed with Q-fever and my local ...
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Still Sick years after returning from Africa

by uk1978, Mar 27, 2008 09:43PM
Hi In 1998 I visited Nigeria. Two months after returning, i took a ...
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swollen feet

by spookyspouses, Apr 02, 2008 09:26PM
when ever we travel some place my husbands feet swell. He works on his ...
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Chloroquine and Malaria, just visited Honuduras

by JenCK, Mar 29, 2008 12:07PM
I am a 30 year old female and have a question concerning Malaria. I ju...
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response

by lephant11, Mar 30, 2008 10:52PM
in this country, treated for 10 days, flagyl, had flu shot, well flu is...
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help?

by lephant11, Mar 25, 2008 07:39AM
i was diagnosed with giardisis about 2 months ago and treated for it, b...
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