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Update:  Another New Vaccine for Wilderness Medicine

Update: Another New Vaccine for Wilderness Medicine

FromAdvanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS)


Update: Another New Vaccine for Wilderness Medicine

FromAdvanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS)

ratings:
Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Nov 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Two horrible disease are out there when you travel into the wilderness.  Now we have vaccines for both.  There already is a vaccine for Dengue Fever. Now there is  a new vaccine for  painful Chikungunya.  They once thought these two diseases were the same.  So what is the difference between them?  Listen and find out about how to stay healthy in your travels. 
Released:
Nov 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

This is wilderness medicine education from the Univeristy of Utah School of Medicine. It is designed for use in the Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) program, but anyone who goes into the backcountry should study this material. For a free copy of the AWLS textbook or for more information log on to: www.AWLS.info