DECEMBER 18, 2000 VOL. 156 NO. 24

Web Crawling

TRAVEL WATCH For Every Paradise, There's A Parasite Heard any good parasite stories lately? Dr. Chung Wen-cheng, parasitology expert at Taipei Medical University Hospital has Web Crawling Before you jet off for your holiday on the tranquil shores of Kuta Bay or any global locale, first do your homework about staying healthy Hot Spot For those who dream of truly ripping through an airport: a $6.2 million motorsport facility has opened in, of all places, the former departure hall of Hong Kong's abandoned Kai Tak airport Travel Watch Archive Browse hundreds of Asian travel tips

The Healthy Traveler
(www.cdc.gov/travel)

SAFETY FIRST Before you jet off for your holiday on the tranquil shores of Kuta Bay or any global locale, first do your homework about staying healthy. The Travelers' Health site of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control enlightens netizens about what you could catch and where, and how to get rid of that bug that may have followed you home. Vaccination recommendations, info about traveling with children and—gulp!—outbreak updates are only a click away.

World Health Organization
(www.who.int)

DISEASE FREE: ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR HEALTH That is the World Health Organization's battle cry. With information ranging from communicable diseases to environmental and lifestyle concerns, visitors will surf away well informed. Cautious travelers will want to look at WHO fact sheets detailing the most common health concerns in their planned destination.

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