Results.The proportionate morbidity

Results.The proportionate morbidity of several etiological diagnoses was higher in older ill travelers compared to younger
ill, including notably lower respiratory tract infections, high-altitude pulmonary edema, phlebitis and pulmonary embolism,
arthropod bites, severe malaria, rickettsiosis, gastritis, peptic ulcers, esophagitis and gastroesophageal reflux disease, trauma and
injuries, urinary tract infections, heart disease, and death. In contrast, acute diarrhea, upper respiratory tract infections, flu and
flu-like illnesses, malaria, dengue, genital infections, sexually transmitted diseases, and schistosomiasis proportionate morbidities
were lower among the older group