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. 2021 May;25(Suppl 2):S175-S183.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23873.

Tropical Infections in Returning Travelers

Vikas Suri  1 , Ashish Bhalla  1
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Tropical Infections in Returning Travelers

Vikas Suri et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2021 May.

Abstract

In the modern era, the relative ease and faster speed of travel have made the world a global village. An increasing number of people are traveling to distant and sometimes exotic locations for vacation/leisure or at times for business purposes. Along with the experiences of far-fetched lands, sometimes they bring bugs/organisms that are not native to their motherland. This makes the diagnosis and management of illnesses in a traveler challenging. In this review, we have tried to outline a management protocol for travelers returning with fever, with specific emphasis on trypanosomiasis and schistosomiasis. How to cite this article: Suri V, Bhalla A. Tropical Infections in Returning Travelers. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(Suppl 2):S175-S183.

Keywords: Diagnosis; Fever in traveler; Management; Traveler; Tropical infection.

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Conflict of interest statement

Source of support: Nil Conflict of interest: None

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Life cycle of African trypanosomiasis (Reproduced from: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. DPDx: Trypanosomiasis, African. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/trypanosomiasisAfrican/index.html)
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Life cycle of schistosomiasis (Reproduced from: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. DPDx: Schistosomiasis. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/schistosomiasis/)
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