HEALTH precautions for visitors to the tropics.

In order to take care of the many inquiries constantly received on this subject, the Pan Ameritan Sanitary Bureau has prepared this brief account with the hope that the suggestions offered may prove of practica1 value to persons contemplating extended trips or temporary residence in the tropics. The tropics present a great variety of health problems, the complexity of which is enhanced by variations in climate, topography and geography. Fortunately al1 these troubles are not usually found aIl in one place, so some advance knowledge of the diseases or risks in the particular parts one expects to travel or sojourn in are very necessary.