title: Travel with infants and children.
abstract: This article reviews the special needs of infants and children when traveling abroad. It addresses the importance of planning ahead, obtaining immunizations, and assessing possible risks while traveling. Also, this article reviews types of disease that can be acquired during travel and the follow-up care of children when they return home.
authors.affiliation: MCP-Hahnemann School of Medicine, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D002648:Child; D002654:Child Care; D005392:First Aid; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D012307:Risk Factors; D014195:Travel