Vaccinations

Having no better place to put this section, the inoculations we'll need are listed below.

    Update: Tony got his shots!

    Having already been shot with Hep A and B 5 years ago, my doctor (Dr. Douglas) recommended Yellow Fever and Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis (TDaP), which I was promptly injected with. 

    I was prescribed Doxy cycline for Malaria and told to try it for a week during the summer to see if I have an allergic reaction or breakout.  I need to start taking one pill/day 2 days before entering an affected area and continuing  28 days after I leave the affected area.

    He also gave me a prescription for 4 months worth of Typhoid tablets, as well as 20 Cipro pills for extreme cases of Montezuma's Revenge (recommened Immodium AD for mild cases).

    He also gave me an interesting idea for Mosquito Repellent - Dilute Deet 50% with Eucalyptis oil to help it apply easier and smell better.

    Recommended:

  • Malaria (2 weeks before travel)
  • Polio
  • Typhoid (10 days before travel)
  • Hepatitis A (2 weeks before travel)
  • Tetanus-Diphtheria (3 months before travel)
  • Yellow fever (10 days before travel)
    Sometimes Recommended
  • Tuberculosis (3 months before travel)
  • Rabies (1 month before travel)