Information Package / Course Catalogue
Travel Sickness
Course Code: AGE239
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this lecture is to give information about health problems related to travel and measures to be taken to prevent health problems and vaccines.

Course Content

Giving information about travel related health problems, letting know the fundamental concepts about tropical disease and infectious diseases, giving information about health risque problems about specific geographic regions and countries, defining health risque groups among travelers, and giving information about measures to be taken to avoid health risque and vaccines.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Will have knowledge about health risques related to travel
2.Will know health risques related to geographic regions and countries
3.Will know measures to be taken for health risques
4.Will know travel related infectious diseases
5.Will know heath risks about extreme conditions
Recommended or Required Reading
2.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Travel Diseases
Week 2 - Theoretical
Travel and health
Week 3 - Theoretical
Travel to extreme and health
Week 4 - Theoretical
Travel vaccines
Week 5 - Theoretical
Fecal-orally transmitted diseases and travel
Week 6 - Theoretical
Malaria
Week 7 - Theoretical
Travel and viral diseases
Week 8 - Theoretical
Parasitic infections and travel
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm exam
Week 10 - Theoretical
Travel and sexually transmitted diseases
Week 11 - Theoretical
Animal bites and venomes
Week 12 - Theoretical
Medical travel bag
Week 13 - Theoretical
Travel and health care
Week 14 - Theoretical
Health risks for regions and countries 1
Week 15 - Theoretical
Health risk for regions and countries 2
Week 16 - Final Exam
fınal exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory121236
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)54
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026