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Do I need to do anything to prevent against diseases like malaria before or while I'm in Vietnam? |
Travel Info Do I need to do anything to prevent against diseases like malaria before or while I'm in Vietnam? Travel Tips They have pills to prevent malaria. They mess up your liver. Others ask your primary doctor if you need any vaccinations. I think you do need malaria pills, and maybe some vaccinations. Here is the Center for Diseae Control's website for recommended vaccinations for Southeast Asia: http://www.cdc.gov/travel/seasia.htm#vac... And here's their page on Malaria: http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/index.htm... and http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/distribution_... Here's page pm Malaria Pills: http://www.mousetourstravels.com/malaria... It always pays to be cautious. It's good to check with a travel medicine doctor too. Happy travels! http://www.mousetourstravels.com... Hey - I live in Vietnam now for 3 years and I don't eat Malaria pills every day! Malaria is only "available" in the Mekong Region, but still, if you use the lotion against Mosquitos you should be fine. If you should get a sudden fiever after visiting the Mekong Region, you should see a doctor immediately. And, don't worry, f.e. the Franco-Vietnamese-Hospitals in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City a really good. The most important shots are Hepatitis A + B, there are also combination shots on the market, kind of "2 in 1" Thypus? Well, if you plan a trekking tour through the mountains with drinking puddle water - yes. Yellow fiever? No! So, don't panic - enjoy your stay!!! Experience I was in Vietnam (Hanoi, Halong Bay, Nha Trang Mui Ne and Ho Chin Minh City) a few months ago. Don't think malaria pills are needed. Insect repellent would be sufficient unless you plan to take some offbeaten track somewhere. (But I don't remember getting any mosquito bites even though I was in shorts) A Hep A vaccination would be useful perhaps. The doctors I saw recommended it. Hope this helps |
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