Keep Away Malaria

The best thing to do before making a visit to a Malaria prone area is to consult a doctor and to know more about how to keep you away from malaria. Still we have something to tell you if you have plans to visit Africa. While many other people enjoy a holiday in Africa with the support of Prophylactic drugs, why not you too? Zip up your bag and proceed.

Rule One: Avoid Getting Bitten
It may be luck traveling with you that you are not bitten by the malaria spreading mosquito. But it was never the case to be. It is certain that the female malaria transmitting mosquito has time sense to bite you. You will never know its silent approach towards you, and you become a victim. Its diet timings are dawn and dusk, but still remains with you even in day time too. They can penetrate their sting through your thin clothing. It is advised to spray on you with insect repellant everywhere on your skin. Screened windows, mosquito nets, air conditioners will all help you

Rule Two : Taking Anti Malaria Tablets
these days malaria parasites have developed some resistance to various drugs. Hence do not depend solely on prophylactic. Ask your doctor to provide you with the one that suits you only. Prevention is better than cure. So do not forget your daily dose of tablets though out your travel period.

Chloroquine a malaria cure medicine has lost its potential this is being deserted slowly. People have started to avoid this medicine for its ineffectiveness. The other one, Larium is in the market for so many years. Though it is effective in curing malaria, it is having some side effects on people who had psychiatric problems earlier.

The latest medicine which has no side effects and is becoming more popular for its curing capability is Malarone. Designed basically for the kids this tablet form drug has been launched in UK very recently Slowly it is spreading its wings into US, and Europe. The children's version comes in chewable tablet , which need to be taken a day prior to the tentative travel. But you need to get your doctors opinion for its suitability to you.

The conventional malaria tablets are being replaced by an antibiotic Doxycycline. This suits to many people, but still has got some sensitivity to sun. People need to go for a sun bath to get a skin tan. Normal home prescriptions like Garlic, chilli or vitamin B are no protectors from the invasion of malaria.

Rule 3:Now you have completed our trip to the malaria prone area. Even during your return journey test yourselves for malaria if you have symptoms such as fever sweating, vomiting, muscle pain. Earlier the detection means that malaria is cured by immediate treatment . Once you rach your hometown do not stop taking prophylactics for few more days, and of course with the doctors prescription . Halfway through you cant pass any course.