Recognition and Management of Pediatric Travel-Associated Infectious Diseases in the Emergency Department

Points & Pearls Excerpt

• Screening for travel is critical for all patients whose clinical presentation may be consistent with a travel-associated infectious disease (TAID).
• A thorough travel history should include questions regarding the purpose for travel, travel itinerary, timing of symptom onset, dietary history/activities (including food and water sources), exposure/activities, bites and scratches, preventative measures, sick contacts, infection or similar symptoms in co-travelers, and medical care abroad.
• Although clinical presentations may be variable, Table 1 lists associated signs and symptoms of TAIDs that classically present with a fever.