I am going to India for 3 months, mainly Goa, and have found out that malaria is on the increase. I have been advised by a couple of British nurses who work in India that there is little point in taking anti-malarial medication as it is by no means 100% effective, has side effects and can delay diagnosis and treatment of specific strains of Malaria. I have taken malaria tablets many years ago, cannot remember which ones, and did experience very nasty side effects. Would your advice be to take them or not? If I decide not to then what symptoms should I look out for in order to get an early diagnosis? I will of course take every precaution against mosquito bites.
2007-08-30
00:48:53
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susie03
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