Contributors
Preface
Preface to the First Edition
1 Infections and Intoxications from the Ocean: Risks of the Shore
2 Infections Acquired via Fresh Water: from Lakes to Hot Tubs
3 Arthropod-Borne Diseases: the Camper’s Uninvited Guests
4 Infections Acquired in the Garden
5 Diseases Transmitted by Man’s Best Friend: the Dog
6 Diseases Transmitted by Cats
7 Diseases Transmitted by Birds
8 Diseases Transmitted by Less Common House Pets
9 Diseases Transmitted by Man’s Worst Friend: the Rat
10 Diseases Transmitted by Domestic Livestock: Perils of the Petting Zoo
11 The Ancient Curse: Rabies
12 Sports: the Infectious Hazards
13 Infectious Risks of Traveling Abroad
14 Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Travel: from Boudoir to Bordello
15 Infections from Body Piercing and Tattoos
16 Infectious Diseases at High Altitude
17 Infectious Risks of Air Travel
18 Infections on Cruise Ships
19 Infections Associated with Exotic Cuisine: the Dangers of Delicacies
Index
David Schlossberg, MD, FACP, is Professor of Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He is currently Medical Director of the Tuberculosis Control Program for the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. A graduate of Yale University and Tufts Medical School, Dr. Schlossberg completed his medical residency at Mount Sinai Hospital, and his Infectious Disease fellowship at Emory University. Dr. Schlossberg is editor of Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections, Sixth Edition (ASM Press, 2011) and Infections of Leisure, Second Edition (Cambridge University Press, 2015). He has written over 100 articles, editorials and book chapters and has written or edited 28 books in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease.
In Infections of Leisure, infectious disease specialists discuss the risks of infection associated with various activities—traveling, high-altitude trekking and mountaineering, camping (arthropod-borne diseases/arboviruses), gardening, swimming/hot tub use, body piercing and tattooing, consumption of exotic foods, sports participation, interaction with animals (zoonoses), and sexual activity. Select envenomations/poisonings, primarily those associated with dangerous marine life, are also included. Considerations are global in scope, highlighting information on pathogenic organisms, clinical disease, epidemiology, and treatment. While interesting and informative, the depth of discussion varies significantly within the chapters. The categorization of some infectious disease agents seems forced and artificial. In some of the considered circumstances, infections discussed are rarely (if ever) reported. In other cases, important considerations may be relegated to a brief entry in a table. As expected, considering the ubiquity of environmental pathogens, there is extensive repetition from chapter to chapter. However, each chapter contains a section on practical tips. In some instances, these tips are meant as differential diagnostic aids for healthcare workers; in other instances, these serve as advice for ways to avoid infections. This book will primarily interest healthcare workers, especially those working in the field of infectious disease. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals and practitioners. Review Date: October 2016 -D. A. Brass, independent scholar
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