Qqn est deja parti au Sénégal sans avoir pris un traitement aniti-paludéen ?😛
Est ce bien raisonnable même si je nai pas une peau qui attire habituellment les moustiques zzzzzzzzzz
c'est à toi de voir et selon la période...l'hivernage est plus propice aux attaques de moustiques... maintenant le traitement est lourd et cher..on dit qu' il faut savoir être raisonnable de temps en temps...pour ma part je suis parti 3 semaines en février sans traitement et ça va, même si je me suis fait dévoré la premiére semaine!!! je pense qu'il faut prendre ta décision en fonction de la durée du séjour, de la période et du lieu même du séjour... bonne réflexion!!
bonjour tres chere je voudrais vous aider par rapport a votre question.vraiment c est tres dangereux de venir au pays sans se faire vaccinner contre le paludisme.au cas échéant c est s exposer a un grand risque de recevoir les piqures des moustiques.j espere vous avoir éclairci.au revoir
vraiment c est tres dangereux de venir au pays sans se faire vaccinner contre le paludisme
bonjour,
pour commencer, il n'y aucun vaccin actuellement commercialisé contre le paludisme, donc ce n'est pas dangereux, c'est seulement impossible de se faire vacciner.
par contre, la protection contre cette maladie potentiellement grave, voire mortelle est indispensable. seuls les irresponsables et autres amateurs de "médecine douce" ne tiennent pas compte des recommandations sanitaires, et certains finissent piteusement aux urgences, parfois en réanimation.
le paludisme est l'une des maladies infectieuses les plus létales dans le monde, avec le SIDA et la tuberculose. sauf que c'est la seule contre laquelle il existe une protection médicamenteuse efficace. la paludisme peut infecter tous les organes, notamment le cerveau, et en particulier en l'absence de prophylaxie médicamenteuse et d'immunité.
le Sénégal est en zone 3 de chloroquino-résistance, donc les traitements indiqués sont : le LARIAM, la MALARONE, la DOXYCYCLINE. tous trois ont leurs avantages et leurs inconvénients. comme il est dit plus haut, ce sujet a largement été traité dans les posts précédents et assez récents. suffit de taper paludisme dans le moteur de recherche du site.
prendre un traitement n'exclut pas de se protéger des piqures de moustiques par tous les autres moyens : vêtements longs le soir, spray répulsif, dormir sous moustiquaire et si possible sous ventilateur qui empêche les anophèles de voler correctement. vous ne pourrez échapper totalement aux piqures et d'où la nécessité du médicament.
bon voyage au Sénégal
comme je dis dans mon message, lis d'abord tous les post consacrés à ce débat et ensuite pose les autres questions ; aucun différence d'efficacité entre les 3 traitements et tous eont des effets secondaires, qu'il n'est pas possible de prévoir a priori pour un individu donné.
http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=3303035;#3303035
http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=3277917;#3277917
http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=3223067;#3223067
http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=3222247;#3222247
http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=3215913;#3215913
il y en a bien d'autres, je te laisse continuer la recherche.
Si ce n'est pas une blague.....
Il ne parait pas judicieux, et même risqué de s'en priver++++
Il faut commencer 24h avant pour le MALARONE (1CP/J) et poursuivre 7j au retour, ceci si vous êtes à la bourre...
Sinon LARIAM 10J-28j, sur ordonnance.
J'ai une question si y a des médecins ici : n'est ce pas plus dangereux au final de prendre des médicaments quand on reste sur une très longue période ????
Je suis restée deux fois 5 mois au sénégal sans prendre aucun traitement contre le palu car perso j'avais pas envie de prendre des antibios comme doxypalu pendant aussi longtemps !!! A mes risques et périls bien sur... C'est comme l'eau, on peut parfaitement la boire sérieux !!! Enfin moi j'ai jamais eu aucun prob .
En revanche j'ai passé 2 mois dans le sud pendant la saison des pluies et là j'avais pris un traitement au cas où....
Cela dit mon ami qui prenait aussi un traitement à quand même attrapé le palu.. Comme koi !!!
Bonjour
L'attitude pour les expat de ne pas prendre de traitement préventif au long cours , mais de façon ponctuelle quand on se rend dans une zone plus à risque (et quelques semaines après le retour), me semble excellente.
Concernant l'eau, il ne s'agit pas de dire que l'on ne peut pas trouver d'eau potable en Afrique, mais que cela est inconstant. Vous trouverez des eaux excellentes dans des puits bien aménagés et surveillés, et ailleurs des eaux polluées. Des grandes villes produisent dans les usines une eau correcte, mais l'état du réseau fait que celle-ci est contaminée dans les canalisations, et que donc l'eau du robinet sera bonne chez vous et dangereuse dans le quartier à côté...
bonjour,
tout à fait d'accord pour ce qui est du traitement chez les expatriés, c'est à dire des européens installés dans le pays, qui malgré tout subissent des infestations répétées de plasmodium toute l'année, et qui se prémunissent des accès palustres en saison humide où l'infestation est beaucoup plus importante. cette attitude n'est en rien reproductible chez les touristes occasionnels, qui n'ont aucun contact avec parasite habituellement. elle n'est pas non plus possible si l'on souffre d'une baisse de l'immunité, ou chez les enfants, qui sont les premières victimes de cette maladie.
pour ce qui est de l'eau, la boire au robinet est équivalent à jouer à la roulette russe. la qualité de l'eau est inconstante dans le temps, vu les difficultés à entretenir des installations vétustes, le risque de contamination accidentelle, notamment en cas de fortes pluies ou de rupture de canalisations. sans parler des bras morts qui favorisent les bouillons de culture. c'est un problème qui arrive jusque dans nos hôpitaux à l'hygiène pourtant très surveillée. et comme pour le paludisme, la quantité de parasites infectants détermine la sévérité ou la probabilité de faire une maladie symptomatique. boire un verre d'eau une fois au robinet n'est en rien comparable à s'y abreuver tous les jours pendant des semaines. et pour renforcer mon propos, sachez que désormais de l'eau filtrée, désinfectée et donc recyclée est commercialisé en bouteilles (en tout cas au Mali), c'est à dire l'équivalent de notre eau du robinet... rien à voir avec de l'eau de source. je n'ai pas noté la marque de cette eau mais c'est inscrit en toutes lettres sur l'étiquette dont il me semble qu'elle est transparente.
Bonjour
Tout à fait d'accord. Dans beaucoup de pays, on vend, éventuellement sous le nom de "mineral water", de l'eau filtrée et traitée en bouteilles (Bisleri en Inde, par exemple, ou
Nestle Pure Life aux USA )
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