Istúriz R E, Stamboulian D, Lepetic A, Mondolfi A
Infectious Disease Section, Centro Médico Docente La Trinidad.
Infect Dis Clin North Am. 1994 Mar;8(1):155-81.
Practical and precise information about the potential infectious health hazards that travelers to Latin America may encounter is reviewed in this article. Some diseases are briefly described, others are only mentioned. The countries have been grouped into four geographical areas following the classification of the World Health Organization. The discussion on each area includes information on travelers' diarrhea, malaria, cholera, typhoid fever, yellow fever, and other diseases or special problems.
本文回顾了前往拉丁美洲的旅行者可能遇到的潜在传染性健康危害的实用且精确的信息。一些疾病被简要描述，其他疾病仅被提及。按照世界卫生组织的分类，这些国家被划分为四个地理区域。对每个区域的讨论包括有关旅行者腹泻、疟疾、霍乱、伤寒、黄热病以及其他疾病或特殊问题的信息。
