Preparing for the worst…

Steve Whitener

Preparing for the worst…

Having done the 3rd world a couple of times, one needs to take precautions. (funny story: In 2012 I went to the jungle in Peru where Yellow Fever was rampant. Somehow I thought I already had a Yellow Fever shot when I traveled to Cambodia. Uh no, I didn’t. Thankfully I survived the Amazon and didn’t contract Yellow Fever. This time, I’m not challenging providence).

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Over the past few weeks I’ve been inoculated for

  • Yellow Fever
  • Hepatitis B (four! shots)
  • Typhim
  • Menomune

In addition, I’m taking the following meds with me (see photo of my medical friends on the right). Two days before my trip and then everyday for the next 78 days I need to take a Malaria tablet, Doxycycline (100mg). And, just in case the over the counter Imodium doesn’t clear-up a bout of diarrhea, I have some heavy duty (no pun intended) Ciprofloxacin to help.

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