h1. Symptoms and Conditions

With over 30 years of combined practice in the field of primary care and travel health, we have applied this extensive experience to write what we believe is a practical and easy-to-read resource of common health problems that may affect travelers. There are two sections of the medical portion of this online guide: first, health-related symptoms, signs, or complaints, and second, basic overviews of the most common medical conditions. The symptoms guide will help you decide what the possible causes of a symptom may be and when a symptom may be serious enough to warrant medical attention. Often they symptom will lead you to one or more listings in the medical conditions portion of this site, where you may obtain further information and treatment guidelines. The information in this guide is not meant to serve as a substitute for a personal physician consultation, but if it can help you self-treat a minor illness or guide you to the right kind of doctor when appropriate, then it has served its purpose.

My Symptoms

In this section you will find some of the more common symptoms found to affect travelers in Mexico. Symptoms include summary, treatment and related medical conditions. Note: This symptoms list is not intended or designed to be construed as creating a physician-patient relationship.

Abdominal Pain or Discomfort Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding Angina Back Pain Blood in the Stool Chest Pain Constipation Cough Coughing Blood Diarrhea Dizziness Dysuria (Burning with Urination) Ear Ache Eye Conditions Female Pelvic Pain Fever Flu Symptoms

Headache Hematuria (Blood In the Urine) Indigestion Joint Pain Motion Sickness New Onset Cough New Onset Joint Pain Pain with Menstruation Shortness of Breath/Difficulty Breathing Skipped Periods Sore Throat Urinary Complaints Urinary Discharge

Specific Medical Conditions

In this section you will find a list of specific medical conditions. Conditions are generally listed with a summary, a list of symptoms and recommended treatment.

Note: This medical condition list is not intended or designed to be construed as creating a physician-patient relationship.

Acute Decompression Illness Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) Allergies Altitude Sickness Anaphylaxis Animal Bites Anxiety/Depression Asthma Bacterial Pneumonia Barotrauma Bee, Wasp, Hornet, and Fire Ant Stings Bone Fractures Bronchitis Burns Cerebral Arterial Gas Embolism Chagas Disease Chostochondritis Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Chronic Prostatitis Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) Corneal Abrasion Coronary Artery Disease/ Ischemic Heart Disease Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) Dengue Fever Dermatitis (Rash) Diabetes First-Degree Burns Gastritis/Indigestion Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Gastroenteritis Gout Hay Fever Heart Disease Hematuria (Blood in the Urine) Hemorrhoids Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C High-Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE)

Hypoxia Incontinence (in Women) Jet Lag Kidney Infection Kidney Stones Malaria Menstrual Irregularities Migraine Mononucleosis (Mono) Nitrogen Narcosis Osteoarthritis (OA) Oxygen Toxicity Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Peripheral Neuropathy Polyuria (Increase Frequency of Urination) Prostate Enlargement Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) Second-Degree Burns Sexually Transmitted Diseases Scorpion Stings Sinusitis Snake Bites Spider Bites Sprains and Strains Strep throat (Pharyngitis) Stroke Sunburn Third-Degree Burns Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Travelers Diarrhea (TD) Traveling while Pregnant Typhoid Fever Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URI) Urinary Discharge Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) Vaginal Discharge Vomiting or Coughing Blood Wounds Wound Infections Yellow Fever