J'ai pris 3 doses de Lariam en guise de test récemment et je n'ai eu aucun effet secondaire. Tout le monde nous le déconseille, mais les autres sont plus couteux et ca nous tente pas de prendre des pilules tous les jours. On pense les apporter avec nous, les commencer et au pire les arrêter advenant trop de complications. Dans ce cas, est-il indispensable de se munir d'un filet ?
Nous partons dans moins d'un mois vers le Vénézuela, l'Équateur, le Pérou, la Bolivie et le Nord du Chili et de l'Argentine pour 3 mois. Nous allons surtout être en camping, chez l'habitant ou dans les petites auberges jeunesse- petits hotels. Si vous me dites que c'est essentiel de se procurer un filet, ou puis-je me procurer cela au Québec, et pour combien si je ne veux pas me faire avoir ?
je sais pas ce que c'est que le filet ?
Sinon pour le traitement pour la malaria, prévois en un, c'est nécessaire par précaution, rien te dis que tu l'utilisera, mais les traitements te protègeront pas complètement de la malaria, ça diminuera la fièvre, c'est déjà ça !
Pour ma part, j'avais pris la malarone, que je n'ais pas utilisé, car il n'y avait pas de cas.
a bientôt
Jérémie
Je voyage chaque année à vélo par période de 3/4 mois.
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J'imagine que le filet est la moustiquaire...
Si c'est ça, ça peut t'être utile, pas mal d'hotels en ont
pour moi, se protéger des moustiques est la meilleure façon de ne pas attrapper le palu
j'ai pris du Lariam en Afrique et ai eu des effets secondaires encore plus embêtants que la fièvre que j'avais avant! vertiges, diarrhées, vomissements etC.. tout en même temps!
sachant que les moustiques infectés piquent essentiellement le soir, il convient de se couvrir, pantalons et chaussettes + répulsifs et moustiquaires la nuit
+ avoir un traitement au cas où
voilà mon idée après ...
des moustiquaires au Québec que je ne connais pas, je pense que tu dois en trouver comme chez en France dans les magasins de sport et nature style décathlon....ou autres sinon par internet!!
bons péparatifs.
Michèle
Nous en avions acheté sur internet et nous nous en sommes pas servis. Si tu ne vas pas faire une balade dans la jungle, il n'est pas utile de prendre de traitement préventif. Apporte seulement le lariam au cas où.
Valérie.
Si certains hôtels ont déjà les moustiquaires tant mieux, sinon en camping faudra juste bien zipper la tente. J'apporterai les doses de Lariam, et on les prendra au début au Vénézuela et en Équateur. Si pendant ce temps on est malade, ou sur le point de devenir dingue, on arrêtera. Sinon un répulsif de base avec 25 DEET et + devrait aller ?
concernant le traitement au cas ou on l'attrape, je ne pense pas m'être munie de cela, comment ca s'appelle ?
Merci mille fois
p.s. Si jamais l'un de vous connait une facon de faire Ciudad Guayana ou Bolivar, Vén. --» Quito, Éq. en avion merci de me tenir au courant :)
je suis allée recemment au bresil, partie le 25 février dernier, mon médecin m'a fortement recommandé le vaccin poor la fievre jaune.
j'ai pris rendez vous dans un centre qui pratique ce vaccin, (nous ne pouvons nous faire vacciner que dans un centre agréer. donc j'ai pris r d v a l'hopital de bourges (habilité a la faire), il m'a été remis un carnet jaune (evidemment), le docteur qui ma effectué ce vaccin été très clair à ce sujet. FORTEMENT RECOMMANDE, je tien s asignalé qu'a la douane a sao paulo, lorsque je suis passé au service vétérinaire pour controlé les papiers du chien que je livrais, la personne m'a réclamé mon carnet jaune !!!!
elle m'a bien expliqué que venant de pays très aseptisé, le risque etait grand, par contre j'avais acheté des produits pouor mes vetements, et bombe a mettre sur ma peau. j'ai pratiqué comme suit : les veements que j'ai mis dans ma valise en la préparant, le pulverisais a chaque couche de linge.
en ce qui concerne la moustiquaire, j'avais trouvé un site il y a plusieurs mois, il existe au mali (je crois) une fabrique de moustiquaire, ce tissu est imprégné de produit qui protege pendant 5 ans. il faudrait que je retrouve ce site, le produit est injecté dans les fibres avant de fabriquer le voile.
je suis vilaine, j'avais commencé a prendre mon lariam que je supporte bien, mais au retour j'ai oublié de prendre la suite. pour le moment je vais bien !!!!!!!!!!!
le toubib de l'hopital m'avait posé la question suivante (pensez vous aller dans la foret amazonienne, car c'est la qu'il y a le plus de risque).
J'ai déjà pris du Lariam, mais c'était pour un voyage de 3 mois en Afrique. Je ne me rappelle pas avoir eu d'effet secondaire. C'est vrai que lorsque tu lis les risques sur la notice, tu as quoi te poser des questions (vomissements, diarrhées, "idées suicidaires"!). Ca doit être efficace parce que je n'ai pas la malria ;).
Mais dans tous les cas, je crois que le Lariam est un traitement préventif qu'il faut prendre avant, pendant et après le voyage. Il ne faut pas l'emmener avec toi juste au cas où, ça ne servira à rien. Mais bon, je ne suis pas médecin...
Sinon prévoit un tshirt avec des manches longues et des chaussettes que tu auras imbibé de répulsif avant de partir. Tu en trouvera dans n'importe quelle pharmacie (du répulsif, pas des chaussettes). Le soir dès que la température baisse et que les moustiques se faisaient menaçants, je m'habillais avec ces vêtements et je n'étais presque jamais piqué. Le produit reste plusieurs jours sur le tissu. Après il faut recommencer l'opération.
Enfin, au Pérou, en Bolivie et au Chili si tu reste dans les montagnes ou dans le désert, tu ne risque rien. Les moustiques qui transmettent le paludisme sont dans la forêt.
C'est tout simplement le Lariam qui est un traitement curatif et préventif.
Valérie.
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concernant le traitement au cas ou on l'attrape, je ne pense pas m'être munie de cela, comment ca s'appelle ?
Les traitements préventifs sont aussi curatifs : c'est juste une plus forte dose qui est administrée en curatif.
ça peut être utile si tu as des symptomes du palu, et que tu te trouves loin d'un centre médical où on pourrait te soigner.
Pour ça tu peux lire la notice du médicament, la posologie de traitement de crise est indiquée aussi. Mais bon, une fois qu'on a lu une notice de lariam, on rennonce généralement à en prendre vu la liste des effets indésirables...
Si tu n'as pas encore acheté le traitement, essaie peut être de te procurer à la place de la malarone : plus cher, mais a priori moins d'effets secondaires, et tu n'est pas obligé de prendre le traitement plusieurs semaines à l'avance. Donc c'est plus souple d'utilisation : tu décides de le prendre ou pas quand tu arrives dans une zone potentiellement infectée, en fonction des infos que tu recueilles sur place auprès des locaux.
Pour un long voyage en Asie du sud est, j'hésite a prendre Lariam ou Malarone pour me proteger du paludisme. Quelqu'un a t il un avis sur la question? D'autre…
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Hi there,
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Hello,
We’re planning to spend 3 months in Madagascar starting in mid-February.
Areas: Mahajanga, Tulear, Diego Suarez, and Sainte Marie—the order isn’t set yet. We’ll either drive for part of the trip or take flights.
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I’ll come back to you for other topics (like finding a reliable driver, among others).
Thank you.
Best wishes to you all,
Nicole
We're about to go on an organized trip to South Africa, including Kruger Park. We were told that Malarone should preferably be taken in the evening at the same time during a meal. But it's hard to know what time we'll have dinner, especially since I've read that in South Africa, dinner is usually around 6 PM.
I'd love to hear from people who've been on organized trips to this destination and could share their experience. We were thinking of taking Malarone around 7:30 PM, assuming dinner would be closer to 7 PM than 6 PM. Also, if the meal ends up being earlier or later than when we take the pill, would a cookie or a piece of bread be enough to take with Malarone?
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After all that, and even though I’ll obviously contact the relevant authorities in each country (fingers crossed for a response 😛), here’s my question:
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I’m starting a new discussion on this topic since there doesn’t seem to be a recent one.
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Hi there,
I was wondering if anyone is heading to Cuba soon and could bring me some over-the-counter Sildenafil (viagra) tablets—available at Varadero Airport, among other places.
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For several years now, increased aggression has been observed in Cape fur seals.
At least 70 unprovoked attacks on humans.
It was recently confirmed that this is due to rabies.
The suspected origin is contamination in Namibia by jackals.
The contagion seems to be spreading.
Preventive vaccination (of the animals) is being considered.
Just a reminder:
Rabies affects all mammals.
Once symptoms appear—sometimes weeks or even months later—death is inevitable.
It’s the bite that transmits the disease.
There are so-called "furious" forms with aggression, but also forms without aggression.
In case of a bite, in addition to standard wound care, tetanus prevention… rabies prevention is essential.
Stay careful out there…
Seeing seals from a boat along the coast isn’t rare in these parts…
I need 2 dental implants and I'd like to get them done abroad (it's a question of price).
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