MEDS 580 TRAVEL MEDICINE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What is the scope of travel medicine?
Focus on prevention, surveillance, and management of health issues related to global travel
What are the areas of expertise of travel medicine?
Vaccinations
Epidemiology
Region-specific travel medicine
Pre-travel management
Traveler-related illnesses
Post-travel management
What are the Travelers' Health Activities?
Studying and monitoring traveler illness and injury
Monitoring disease outbreaks and other health issues globally that may affect travelers
Delivering health communication and education
Developing and distributing event-specific advice about travel risks during emergencies
What is GeoSentinel?
- Global communication and data collection network for the surveillance of travel-related
illnesses; started by the International Society of Travel Medicine
- Network of ISTM member trvael/tropical medicine clinics
- Based on the idea that these member clinics are located strategically to effectively detect
geographic and temporal trends in morbidity among travelers, immigrants, and refugees
Pre-Travel Consultation
All of which are considered epidemiological data in the event of a global pandemic, etc.
, Risk assessment
Advice to reduce exposure to health risks
Immunization
Chemoprophylaxis
Advice for any form of self-treatment in the event that it is needed
What information should be obtained prior to overseas travel?
Geographic itinerary
Duration of travel
Urban vs rural trval
Living conditions and resources available
Purpose of travel
Medical care resources, including those needed in the event of an emergency or need for
evacuation i.e. evacuation insurances, international foreign health insurance, etc.
Know CDC disease risk or any advised precautions for region of travel'Understand that US re-
entry will connecting flights may be refused at any given time if travelers have been exposed to
some diseases or are traveling during an ongoing disease outbreak
Personal Health Information - PHI (Personal health status, Medications and allergies, PMHx,
Medical or physical limitations)
What are the common illnesses/conditions of travelers?
Traveler's diarrhea
Dengue
Measles
Malaria
Schistosomiasis
Injury
Death
Traveler's Diarrhea
- Most common condition among travelers
- Not contagious and usually lasts within 5 days
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What is the scope of travel medicine?
Focus on prevention, surveillance, and management of health issues related to global travel
What are the areas of expertise of travel medicine?
Vaccinations
Epidemiology
Region-specific travel medicine
Pre-travel management
Traveler-related illnesses
Post-travel management
What are the Travelers' Health Activities?
Studying and monitoring traveler illness and injury
Monitoring disease outbreaks and other health issues globally that may affect travelers
Delivering health communication and education
Developing and distributing event-specific advice about travel risks during emergencies
What is GeoSentinel?
- Global communication and data collection network for the surveillance of travel-related
illnesses; started by the International Society of Travel Medicine
- Network of ISTM member trvael/tropical medicine clinics
- Based on the idea that these member clinics are located strategically to effectively detect
geographic and temporal trends in morbidity among travelers, immigrants, and refugees
Pre-Travel Consultation
All of which are considered epidemiological data in the event of a global pandemic, etc.
, Risk assessment
Advice to reduce exposure to health risks
Immunization
Chemoprophylaxis
Advice for any form of self-treatment in the event that it is needed
What information should be obtained prior to overseas travel?
Geographic itinerary
Duration of travel
Urban vs rural trval
Living conditions and resources available
Purpose of travel
Medical care resources, including those needed in the event of an emergency or need for
evacuation i.e. evacuation insurances, international foreign health insurance, etc.
Know CDC disease risk or any advised precautions for region of travel'Understand that US re-
entry will connecting flights may be refused at any given time if travelers have been exposed to
some diseases or are traveling during an ongoing disease outbreak
Personal Health Information - PHI (Personal health status, Medications and allergies, PMHx,
Medical or physical limitations)
What are the common illnesses/conditions of travelers?
Traveler's diarrhea
Dengue
Measles
Malaria
Schistosomiasis
Injury
Death
Traveler's Diarrhea
- Most common condition among travelers
- Not contagious and usually lasts within 5 days
