title: [Imported health problems].
abstract: International mass travel poses a challenge to our knowledge about health problems outside the Western World. Although infections dominate among imported diseases, the risk of contracting such illness is often exaggerated. Hence, medical examination of subjectively healthy persons after travelling abroad is rarely warranted, but should be offered adopted children and refugees from developing countries. Among the imported diseases, malaria, typhoid and tuberculosis should always be considered in cases of fever. Other commonly imported diseases include gastroenteritis, hepatitis, infections of skin and soft tissues, and sexually transmitted infections. Reference is made to some courses offering further education in the field of imported health problems.
authors.affiliation: Senter for internasjonal helse Universitetet i Bergen.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bjorvatn
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway; D014195:Travel; D014330:Tropical Medicine
vernacular_title: Tema: internasjonal helse.