Aspects of tropical medicine seen in family practice.

The health hazards of jet age travel have been well stressed in the various media, but many Canadians visit the tropics and remain unaware of the potential risks they may encounter. On their return, some of these subjects will seek medical help for such problems as diarrhea and pyrexia, therefore all physicians should be aware of the commoner causes of these and allied symptoms as they relate to tropical and parasitic diseases. The importance of taking antimalarials where indicated is stressed. Malaria, filariasis, schistosomiasis and other parasitic diseases may now be seen by Canadian physicians; methods used to detect these parasites are briefly considered.