腹泻是国际旅游者最常发生的病,1983年估计有28600万人到国外旅行,其中可能很多人患旅游者腹泻。研究者们调查了很多用来预防和治疗本病的措施,包括预防性和治疗性服用抗菌药物。通过对旅游者腹泻的流行病学研究,能够增进对引起某些旅游者发生腹泻因素的认识,并利用这些资料不只是预防在旅游者中 Diarrhea is the most common disease among international tourists, with an estimated 286 million traveling overseas in 1983, many of whom may suffer from traveler’s diarrhea. Researchers have investigated many of the measures used to prevent and treat this disease, including prophylactic and therapeutic antibacterials. Epidemiological studies of travelers’ diarrhea can increase awareness of the factors that cause diarrhea among some tourists and make use of this information not only to prevent