VITAL SIGNS

摘要

"Doctor, bugs are crawling in my skin, sending out fibers, releasing secretions! Look at these awful sores—something's alive in them." The plea may sound straight out of a sci-fi movie, but for some people, it's a sensation they face every day. And it's an experience they share with me. As a tropical medicine specialist, my toughest challenge is not what you might imagine—a returning traveler afflicted with malaria, amebiasis, or dengue fever. Those are serious illnesses, but I know how to diagnose and treat them.