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A Cruise Passenger's Guide to Health
Illustration of Cruiseship MS Tropicale in the Port of Cozumel, Mexico Copywrite G Podolsky 1997.
Introduction
SECTION ONE Planninga cruise vacation
Chapter 1 Pre-Embarkation Preparations
Chapter 2 Vaccines for Cruising
Chapter 3 Why Cruise Travelers need Immunizations before their Trip
SECTION TWO Cruising and Maritime Health
Chapter 4 Cruise Ships and Nautical Situations
Chapter 5 Beach Safety
Chapter 6 Traveler’s Diarrhea
Chapter 7 Red Tides
Chapter 8 Ciguatera Poisoning
Chapter 9 Shellfish-Associated Toxins
Chapter 10 Scombroid (Histamine poisoning)
Chapter 11 Fugu and other Tetrodotoxin poisoning
Chapter 12 Outbreaks
SECTION THREE Creatures of the Deep
Chapter 13 Venomous Marine Animals
Chapter 14 Sea Urchins
Chapter 15 Sting Rays
Chapter 16 Jelly Fish
Chapter 17 Sharks
SECTION FOUR Ports of Call and Shore Leave
Chapter 18 Insect Borne Diseases and How to Avoid Them
Chapter 19 Malaria
Chapter 20 Yellow Fever and Japanese Encephalitis
Chapter 21 Tropical Diseases
Chapter 22 Monkey Encounters
SECTION FIVE Special groups and Cruising
Chapter 23 Special Considerations for Children
Chapter 24 Fitness to Fly
Chapter 25 SCUBA Diving
Chapter 26 Traveling to High Altitude
Chapter 27 Arctic Cruises
Chapter 28 Tropical Cruises
Chapter 29 Safety on the Road
Chapter 30 Women Cruisers
Chapter 31 Pregnant Cruisers
Chapter 32 Traveling when Sick
SECTION SIX Some Important Things to Think About
Chapter 33 Dealing with Poverty on Vacation
Chapter 34 The Dark Side of Travel: The Sex Trade
SECTION SEVEN Returning Home
Chapter 35 After Disembarkation
Reference and Thanks
All photos and text copywrite G Podolsky 2008.
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