Tuberculosis, Second Edition Edited by William N. Rom and Stuart M. Garay Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004. 944 pp., illustrated. $159.95 (cloth)

Abstract

This is an authoritative volume in the rapidly growing discipline of travel medicine. The editors and many of the contributors are well-known and respected experts in the field. The chapters are well-written and are organized in a fashion that permits information to be readily accessed. The gamut of travel-health issues is discussed in the book's 563 pages, from setting up a travel clinic to basic travel vaccinations and the food and insect precautions required for expedition travel. The sections on water purification and insect repellants provide specific recommendations and pull together the scientific data to back them up. This information is especially helpful in areas such as these, where misconceptions and anecdotes prevail. Topics that travelers frequently ask about-for example, motion sickness, jet lag, and fear of flying-are similarly well-discussed.