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Risk of infectious disease for travellers

Publication at Second Faculty of Medicine |
2007

Abstract

Traveling is a very widespread phenomenon and according to the way we stay, we can divide places into areas with a small, medium and high risk of infectious disease. Low risk locations include Europe, USA, Canada.

Medium risk is to be expected in the Caribbean, Pacific tourist resorts, Japan, China, Australia and others, high risk in South and Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America. Even here, however, the degree of risk can be influenced by behavior or. lifestyle of travelers.