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What about malaria?
Dear experts, tell me what to do with malaria? How much is it necessary to drink Lariam, because it has a bad effect on the kidneys, liver, etc. And what do you know non-drug methods of protection?
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No special preparations were made for the trip. There are no more insects than in our city, although there was an ocean and a river near the hotel where we lived. Mosquitol is included in the room. Yes, and no problems in the evening on the street with annoying insects did not experience. They arrived not bitten, without temperature and other health problems. Maybe we're just lucky. Although everything probably depends on which part of the island you are going to.
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answered 15 years ago
I would pay more attention to the rules of hygiene there: drink only bottled water, for example, we only brushed her teeth with it. On excursions (organized by the tour operator!) The guide tries to feed fruits washed with cloudy water from a bottle, we politely refused such treats and put everything in a bag, in the evening at the hotel we washed it all with normal water and ate it with pleasure. Although our neighbors on excursions ate everything on the bus with appetite and did not experience any problems with well-being on this and the next day. Ah this perishing whom what organism. Although the observance of simple rules of hygiene will not be superfluous there. On the street, we did not buy any of their pies and other treats when you are there - you yourself will see for yourself the correctness of this. It is much safer to buy something in the supermarket.
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answered 15 years ago
Personally, I have not been vaccinated. Although in Soviet times, when I worked in the tropics, we were always vaccinated, and we regularly took pills for malaria - then it was delagil. I personally did not notice any harmful effect on myself, although prophylaxis was started ten days before arrival in the tropical area of work. As everywhere in the East, careful hygiene must be observed. In addition, in the hotel, I always had some kind of mosquito repellant turned on and there was also a special canopy over the bed, which the servants lowered at night and raised in the morning. I felt like in a movie about Saibs.
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Let's summarize the topic: malaria - infectious. the disease develops when protozoa of the genus Plasmodium enter the human erythrocytes. The disease is transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles and is most common in countries with tropical and subtropical climates.
Sri Lanka today, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is not among the countries where there is a risk of disease for tourists if they relax in coastal resorts or go along the main excursion routes to the "cultural triangle", highlands, south of the island.
At the same time, I agree with Fidel: when planning a trip to the humid tropics, where there is a risk of malaria (a number of African countries, some parts of India), you should take delagil to prevent it.
* HOWEVER, in the rain forest zone of Sri Lanka, where tourists are offered excursions (the Sinharaji Forest Biosphere Reserve in the center of the island, the upper reaches of the Kelaniya River), care should be taken to protect against leeches: there are really a lot of them. At the same time, the bites are not painful, but the wound bleeds for a long time. Therefore, you need to wear closed clothes for trekking and periodically examine yourself to see if there are any “suckers”.
Sri Lanka today, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is not among the countries where there is a risk of disease for tourists if they relax in coastal resorts or go along the main excursion routes to the "cultural triangle", highlands, south of the island.
At the same time, I agree with Fidel: when planning a trip to the humid tropics, where there is a risk of malaria (a number of African countries, some parts of India), you should take delagil to prevent it.
* HOWEVER, in the rain forest zone of Sri Lanka, where tourists are offered excursions (the Sinharaji Forest Biosphere Reserve in the center of the island, the upper reaches of the Kelaniya River), care should be taken to protect against leeches: there are really a lot of them. At the same time, the bites are not painful, but the wound bleeds for a long time. Therefore, you need to wear closed clothes for trekking and periodically examine yourself to see if there are any “suckers”.
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