Information Package / Course Catalogue
Travel Sickness
Course Code: REH237
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: 3
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.Knows travel related health risks
2.Knows health problems related to extreme conditions
3.Gets information about infection disease that can be acquired during travel
4.Knows measures to avoid travel diseases
5.Knows disease endemic for certain countries or regions
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Seyahat Sağlığı El Kitabı ISBN: 978-605-335-195-5
2.CDC Health Information for International Travel : The Yellow Book
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
Vaccine and Travel
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
Sexually transmitted travel diseases
Week 11 - Theoretical
Animal bites and venomes
Week 12 - Theoretical
Travel and medicine bag
Week 13 - Theoretical
Travel and health care
Week 14 - Theoretical
Health risk for regions and countries 1
Week 15 - Theoretical
Health risk for regions and countries 2
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Reading52010
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination111112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026