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Jet Lag; Tropical Medicine |
This article does not cite its references or sources. You can help Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Jet lag, also jetlag or jet-lag, is a physiological condition which is a consequence of alterations to the circadian rhythm. Such alterations result from shift work, altered day length, or as the name implies, transmeridian travel as on a jet plane. They are known as desynchronosis, dysrhythmia, dyschrony, jet lag, or jet syndrome. The condition is generally believed to be the ...
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Resources
- Air Travel Health Tips (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Airplane Travel with Infants (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Animal-Associated Hazards (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Cruise Ship Travel: Health Recommendations (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- Cruising Tips (National Center for Environmental Health)
- Cruising with Confidence (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- Ears and Altitude (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
- Food Safety While Hiking, Camping, and Boating (Dept. of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service)
- Global Travel: Advanced Planning Can Prevent Illness (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- High-Altitude Illness: How to Avoid It and How to Treat It (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- How to Plan for Air Travel When You Need Supplemental Oxygen (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Illness Abroad: Health Information for International Travel (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- In-Flight Medicine: Handling Illness at 30,000 Feet (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Information to Live By: Hepatitis E (American Social Health Association)
- International Centers for Tropical Disease Research (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- International Travel and Health (World Health Organization)
- International Travel: Tips for Staying Healthy (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Medical Information for Americans Traveling Abroad (Dept. of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs)
- Microbes in Sickness and in Health (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Motion Sickness (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Motion Sickness (in Children) (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Natural Disasters and Environmental Hazards (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- New Horizons: Information for the Air Traveler with a Disability (Dept. of Transportation)
- NFPA Offers Tips on Escaping from Hotel and Motel Fires (National Fire Protection Association)
- Outbreaks and Emerging Infectious Diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Pregnancy, Breast-Feeding, and Travel: Health Information for International Travel (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Protection Against Mosquitoes and Other Arthropods (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Risks from Food and Drink: Health Information for International Travel (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Sanitation Inspections of International Cruise Ships -- Database Search (National Center for Environmental Health)
- Shots for Safety (National Institute on Aging)
- Sildenafil Increases Exercise Capacity in Low-Oxygen Settings (American College of Physicians)
- Sleep and the Traveler: How to Get the Most Out of Sleep When Traveling (National Sleep Foundation)
- StatePublicHealth.org (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials)
- Thrombophlebitis (MayoClinic)
- Travel Clinic Directory (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)
- Travel Information for People with Disabilities (Amputee Coalition of America)
- Travel Tips for Teens (Nemours Foundation)
- Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets (Dept. of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs)
- Traveler's First Aid Kit (American College of Emergency Physicians) - Links to PDF File
- Traveler's Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Traveler's Health (Medline Plus)
- Traveler's Health (National Institutes of Health)
- Traveler's Health: Destinations (Diseases and Vaccinations) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Traveler's Health: Diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Travelers & Consumers: Persons with Disabilities & Medical Conditions (Transportation Security Administration)
- Travelers' Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Travelers' Diarrhea (Office of Medical Applications of Research)
- Travelers' Diarrhea: Frequently Asked Questions (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Traveling Safely with Your Child (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Traveling This Summer? Here Are Tips for Safe and Healthy Travel... (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- Traveling with Children -- Tips for Parents (American Psychiatric Association) - Links to PDF File
- Vaccination Certificate Requirements for Direct Travel From the United States To Other Countries (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Vaccine Recommendations for Infants and Children: Health Information for International Travel, 2003-2004 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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