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How to shit around the world : the art of staying clean and healthy while traveling / Jane Wilson-Howarth.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson-Howarth, Jane.
- Series:
- Travelers' Tales guides.
- Travelers' Tales
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Travel--Health aspects.
- Travel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (191 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Palo Alto, Calif. : Travelers' Tales ; Berkeley, Calif. : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book deals with the litany of the traveler's basic health problems. Readers will learn how to avoid and deal with:Traveler's DiarreheaUnhealthy waterWeird foodsStrange ToiletsDehydrationGastroenteritisImmunizationLack of adequate hygieneWormsSnakes, Spiders and LeechesGoing outsideBathingThe special problems of childrenIssues with seniors
- Contents:
- Travelers' diarrhea: knowing it, avoiding it
- What's in the water?: when is it safe to drink?
- Eating right: the pleasures and perils of seafood
- Weird foods: the risks of fearless dining
- Squat loos and long-drops: which way to the ladies/gents?
- Water, water: dehydration, rehydration
- Caught short?: managing on long bus rides
- Tummy troubles: dysentery and serious kinds of infections
- Immunization against diarrhea and travelers' ills: precautions now and in the future
- Coping without paper: time-honored methods for keeping clean
- Women's unmentionables: challenges and solutions for female travelers
- Can it be worms?: avoiding them
- Bad beasts: snakes and spiders and leeches, oh my!
- Going outside: taking care of nature's call
- Bathing: hazards and techniques in unusual circumstances
- Children: keeping little ones healthy
- Senior travelers: assessing special needs
- Homecoming: you've returned, are you healthy?
- Packing list and minimal medical kit.
- Notes:
- "Portions of this book were previously published as Shitting pretty"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-13952-9
- 9786613139528
- 1-60952-046-7
- OCLC:
- 730151925
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