Publisher's Synopsis
Over three million travellers from developed countries visit the tropics every year and many return home with gastrointestinal and liver infections that require speedy and accurate diagnosis. This work describes the presenting symptoms of the most common and most dangerous including: travellers' diarrhoea; cholera; parasitic infections; the salmonellas; amoebiasis; liver problems; paediatric problems; and surgical emergencies.;As a guide for all gastroenterologists and general physicians confronted with these serious conditions, this is an aid for both detection and management.
