title: Prevention and self-treatment of travelers' diarrhea.
abstract: Of the 50 million people who travel from the industrialized world to developing countries every year, between 20% and 50% will develop at least one episode of diarrhea, making it the most common ailment of travel. Although usually a mild illness, travelers' diarrhea can result in significant morbidity and hardship while overseas. Precautions can be taken to minimize the risk of developing diarrhea. If diarrhea does develop despite precautions, effective treatment, usually a combination of an antibiotic and an antimotility agent, can be taken along and started by the traveler at the onset of symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Malaria Vaccine Development Unit, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Twinbrook I, Room 1123, 5640 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852, USA. ddiemert@niaid.nih.gov
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Diemert
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D000930:Antidiarrheals; D003906:Developing Countries; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000930:Antidiarrheals