... that the climatic conditions surrounding fishery can vary a lot from the tropical to the polar climate, from heat that demands cooling to stay comfortable under deck to extremely low temperatures when ...
... Medical aspects Many of the health risks are similar to those for other seafarers. In particular injuries associated with mooring and rope handling are frequent. Additional risks do occur in tropical ...
... the boat; both must be in the best condition possible, and both require regular maintenance. Hot, humid tropical weather in the tropics can lead to exhaustion, dehydration, infections, and sunburn. Prolonged ...
... when a seafarer presents with typical symptoms. Often, specialist tropical and diagnostic tools will not be easily available in the home areas of seafarers. Risk management Chemoprophylaxis, specific ...
... is even more complex in tropical and subtropical regions where seroconversion generally occurs in late adolescents and adults and may be less likely in rural areas than in urban areas. A cross- sectional ...
... with travel to tropical or subtropical countries. It was first recognized 1980 as a cause of human disease. It can be an asymptomatic infection or induce clinical hepatitis, which may be severe or life-threatening, ...
... results from exposure to predators, venomous or stinging fish and sea snakes. Read more about dangerous aquatic organisms in Marine creatures dangerous for divers in tropical waters by Jarosław Krzyżak ...
... clinics are often part of a General Practice clinic near a port Occupational Health service within a port Institute of Tropical and Maritime medicine, or a Travel Clinic. This depends on ...