Buying Anti Malarial tablets in Bogota

kerry says on Feb 16, 2005, 08:41:

dont waste your time I travelled with 20 people on a truck across Africa. 6 of us got malaria and we were all on the anti malarial tablets. In many areas the malaria is resistant. Since then I ahve never taken the tablets. PLEASE NOTE THAT MEDICAL DRUGS ARE DANGEROUS. No one knows the real side effects, you may end up with a seriuos health problem 5 years later and you dont realsie that what started it were the anti malarial tablets. I have had malaria 12 years ago and it has never come back and probaqbly never will. To guard against malaria wear long trousers and shirts at night. Check your room for mosquitoes use the coils you can burn but remember they are poision so leave the room for half an hour and the window open and when you come back you will have no mosquitoes.

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bjorn says on Feb 16, 2005, 09:00:

Do not underestimate the danger of malaria! There are four types of malaria. The Amazon has the most dangerous form of malaria, Plasmodium falciparum. It can kill you in days if you don't get treated. Although I also sometimes skip malaria drugs if only the other 3, less dangerous types, are present, it's just plain folish to ignore the danger of Plasmodium falciparum.

Yes, drugs have side effects, some more than other, but they will save your life if you get the most serious form of malaria. I agree with kerry that avoid beeing bitten is very important, but would strongly encourage you to educate yourself about this often fatal disease.

http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/faq.htm

As for buying drugs, most drugs, except valium, xanax and the like, is sold without a prescription in Colombia, but do not take malaria drugs without learning how to take them properly. Taking to much Lariam for example, can be very dangerous.

Bjorn

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jaramillo says on Feb 16, 2005, 09:39:

dont waste your life I think Bjorn is right. PLEASE NOTE THAT DISEASES ARE DANGEROUS. Malaria kills 3,000 people every day.

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bjorn says on Feb 16, 2005, 12:06:

Here are some data on wordwide prevalence:

http://nobelprize.org/medicine/educational/malaria/readmore/global.html

"Mortality due to malaria is estimated to be 1.5 to 2.7 million deaths each year. In absolute numbers, malaria kills 3,000 children per day under five years of age. It is a death toll that far exceeds the mortality rate from AIDS"

If you like to see for yourself enter
"malaria kills" in Google

Bjorn

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Bruce V. Shrader says on Feb 16, 2005, 19:30:

Malaria drugs for leticia I traveled to Leticia and spent about a week and a half there.
I had no shots (or other medication) before I went nor while I
was there. I had no problems as a result of the trip.

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jaramillo says on Feb 17, 2005, 08:30:

Be careful I know Mr. Shrader's story is true, but this is what medical researchers call anecdotal evidence. Individual stories are not to be dismissed, but they must be incorporated into a reliable database. Five out of every 6 people playing Russian Roulette with a revolver report “I had no problem”.

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justino says on Mar 3, 2005, 00:13:

Hehe... the Russian Roulette analogy is brilliant. Should I be worried about malaria in the coastal cities like Cartagena and Santa Marta, towns nearby there and fincas outside of Medellin?

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