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| Illness |
Symptoms |
Vaccinations/
Medications |
How prevelant |
How to Cure |
Travelers� diarrhea |
upset stomach and diarrhea. |
No |
Very common. If it's your very first time travelling to a developed nation you will most likely have some bout of this diarrhea. You can't escape it! |
You just have to let it take its course. This is for the better since afterwards your body will become accustomed to you comsuming the food and water. |
| Malaria |
Flu-like symptoms that hit you hard and fast. Also a feeling of being very weak. |
YES |
Unfortunately very common. Mosquitos carrying the virus come out primarily during dusk and dawn. Out in the rural area you MUST protect yourself against it our you'll constantly catch Malaria. Your chances of getting Malaria in the city are alot lower but you can still get it. |
There are several vaccinations. A list of them can be found at the CDC Health Website - West Africa. For West Africa however there are two that will work. Larium, which you take once a week, and Malarone, which you take everyday. On a personal note: Malarone is the one I took and I had no side effects but several people in my volunteer group took it as well and they all caught Malaria. We think there might be a resistance building on that one. Larium is known for it's delusional and vivid dream side effects. |
| Guinea Worm |
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During the time I was in Ghana there was an outbreak of Guinea worm. However I was out in the rural area of the East Lake Volta Region. |
No cure. You just have to pick it out |
| Yellow Fever |
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