Don't Get Sick: The Hidden Dangers of Camping and Hiking (2nd Ed.)

Here's a compact book filled with information on how to avoid hidden health dangers of the outdoors. With practical tips on camp cleanliness, waste disposal, water treatment, food management, and germ prevention, this book offers valuable information on signs and symptoms of common wilderness diseases and what to do if you're infected. Medicine experts Buck Tilton, M.S. and Rick Bennett, Ph.D. have written an easy-to-use book essential for hikers and campers venturing out into the wilderness. With helpful charts and diagrams, this is not a book to leave without on your next outdoor venture!

Contents include:
Chapter 1: Food- and Waterborne Diseases
Chapter 2: Sanitizers and How They Work
Chapter 3: Keeping Yourself Clean
Chapter 4: Disinfecting Water
Chapter 5: Choosing and Managing Food
Chapter 6: Disposing of Human Waste
Chapter 7: Maintaining a Healthy Camp
Chapter 8: Special Considerations for Groups
Chapter 9: Diseases Carried by Animals

Features: Paperback. 2002. 108 pp. Some charts, diagrams, and illustrations. 4 x 6 in.

Item # 12905

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