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Global travel has made travel-associated infectious diseases (TAIDs) a more frequent consideration in the pediatric emergency department. Studies show that physicians may either omit a travel history or, even with a positive travel history, do not consider potentially serious illnesses, such as dengue and malaria. A thorough travel history including the purpose, location, activities, diet, and exposures can help the emergency clinician develop and narrow the differential diagnosis. This issue reviews the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of various TAIDs, with the goal of early recognition and disease-specific treatment.
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Keywords: travel-associated infections, travel-associated infectious diseases, TAID, travel history, traveler’s diarrhea, amebiasis, Middle East respiratory virus, MERS, cutaneous larva migrans, myiasis, tungiasis, leishmaniasis, cysticercosis, malaria, Plasmodium, uncomplicated malaria, severe malaria, malaria prophylaxis, malaria treatment, dengue, tourniquet test, dengue treatment, enteric fever, typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, rose spots, enteric fever treatment, chikungunya, Zika, Zika virus, Zika virus infection, rickettsioses, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Mediterranean spotted fever, African tick-bite fever, rickettsiosis treatment, schistosomiasis, blood trematodes, Katayama syndrome, schistosomiasis treatment, viral hemorrhagic fevers, Ebola, leptospirosis, leptospirosis treatment
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