Originally Posted by
mmamminna
SO, if I am immune according to the titer test, to all hepatitis and MMR, I shouldn't do it, correct?
The cdc sites do not mention malaria, how does the malaria work?
SO, you are saying yellow fever, thypiod fever, those are not the same correct?
All of the countries I checked have low risk of malaria, do I carry the pills just in case? Thanks again!
Yellow fever and typhoid are not the same thing.
If you're only going to be in cities and use a lot of mosquito repellent, you can probably not bother with malaria prophylaxis, but if you're going to be in the countryside at all I'd take it. You can't just "carry pills;" you have to take them regularly, starting before the trip and finishing after it. There are several types of malaria prevention medications, including Lariam, malarone, and others; the type you take will vary by what geographic area of the world you're traveling to, because not all strains of malaria are the same. The various medications also have different dosage forms and different side effects.