title: [Medical problems of the elderly traveler].
abstract: Prior good medical preparation and counseling enable senior citizens to travel abroad in safety. The recommendations for travel vaccinations apply also to the elderly traveler. In addition, adequate protection against viral influenza and pneumococci must be ensured. In the case of travelers to Mediterranean countries, suitable protection against mosquito bites should be provided (leishmaniasis). Those with previous diseases should carry with them a copy of a recent resting ECG, and a list of medicaments with the international generic names.
authors.affiliation: St Bonifatius Hospital, Lingen. andreas.leischker@bonifatius-lingen.de
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Leischker
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014195:Travel; D014611:Vaccination; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology