Travelers sickness can have various causes, just like most other symptoms. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.
Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose travelers sickness, we could:
Cause | Probability | Status |
---|---|---|
Parasite Infection | 98% | Confirm |
Bacterial Dysbiosis | 54% | Possible |
Within the past 3 years, have you become sick from consuming food or water in a country where it is known to be unsafe?
Possible responses:
→ No / don't know→ Yes, but symptoms resolved completely → Yes, long-term symptoms finally resolved → Yes, symptoms still present, partially resolved → Yes, symptoms still present with no resolution |