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Anti-malaria medication in Ethiopia
Marc Lurie wrote:
On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:30:23 GMT, grant kinsley wrote: I would suggest malarone over doxy as doxy needs to be taken 2 weeks before and 6 weeks after travelling to risk areas. malarone is 1 week prior and 2 weeks post. As well photosensitivity can be an issue with doxy, and who wants to have their vacation ruined by the sun... Grant Kinsley (MD) Hi Grant, I'm not a doctor, so I don't speak with any authority on the subject, but AFAIK, current medical opinion in South Africa regarding doxy is that it can be taken 24 hours prior to entering a malarial area, and need only be taken for 21 days after leaving the area. I experience sun sensitivity on doxy, but that's insignifacnt compared with the side effects of mefliam. I haven't tried malarone yet. I've found doxy easy to tolerate, VERY cheap, and also protects me agains other nasties like tick bite fever etc. Also, doxy is easy to replace in most countries if you happen to lose your luggage. ;-) Cheers, Marc I used Doxy in Thailand in the eastern provinces, had no side-effects whatsoever. Doxy however is a type of antibiotics, same as Tetracycline and Vibramycin so one should be a little careful, using too much antibiotics can cause other problems as well as multi resistant bacteria and MRSA, not fun. /Nisse -- Remove the obvious part before replying by mail please! |
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