Abstract
Abstract Tourism in India is a large industry. International travel and commerce is here to stay and continue their global expansion. With increase in the travel trend, comes various health risks to the travelers. Children, pregnant women, older age group, people with pre-existing diseases, adventurers and sex travelers are particularly vulnerable. This is where travel medicine or emporiatrics come into light. It encompasses a wide variety of disciplines including epidemiology, infectious disease, public health, tropical medicine, high altitude physiology, travel related obstetrics, psychiatry, occupational medicine, military and migration medicine, and environmental health. In this article an attempt has been made to describe the various health risks to the travelers, their occurrence and how they can be prevented.
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