Médicament contre le palu en Thaïlande?
by Davdevil75
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
Original post
Hello,
quelqu'un peut me donner le nom du médicament contre le palu a prendre pour les voyage en Thaillande?
La ou le vent nous emporteras
Vi normalement oui, mais la il nous a dit que ce n'est pas en raport avec les personnes mais avec la région.....Différente prescription d'apres les régions.....Donc je lui ai dis que je me renseignerais sur VF.....
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Ben non pas bien!!!!!
Mais il sais pas....Jpréfere demander a qui sais.......🤪
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Pas besoin de traitement antipalu en Thaïlande.
Pour plus de détails, voir dans le forum santé où le sujet est abondamment traité.
On va y rester 3 mois minimum et on va certainement aller dans la jungle....
La ou le vent nous emporteras
Tu fais comme tu veux, mais tous les habitués de la Thaïlande te répondront la même chose, pas de traitement antipalu en Thaïlande.
Dans les zones à risques (peu nombreuses), on se protège des piqûres au maximum, c'est tout.
Vi surtout que j'y vais avec ma copine e qu'elle est un peu fragile......Voudrais pas gacher notre périple pour 3 cachet😠.....
Surtout apres la série de vaccins qu'on a ramaser🏴☠️😕🏴☠️
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Ouh là, tout faux, pas besoin de vaccin spécifique pour la Thaïlande.
Je rappelle pour la énième fois qu'aucun vaccin ni aucun médicament n'est inoffensif.
Tout ce vous risquez, c'est de vous rendre malade par excès de protection.
🏴☠️ ben la ca va.....
Et maintenant on est proteger......Peut etre pas besoin pour la Thaillande mais ca nous sauveras ptetre la vie en France😏
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Bon!!!Personne ne sais quioi!!!!!!Y a pas que mon médecin??
Et le Doc??
Help😮
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Sawatdee kha.
Le médicament le plus connu c'est la Savarine/Malarone, le problème c'est que si tu le prends longtemps, il peut avoir beaucoup d'effets secondaires, pour vous tous !!! 😉 Sans oublier que c'est couteux, et bien sur pas de remboursement sécu ! En plus on ne vous connait pas ! Vous pouvez avoir des contre indications ! 😮🙁 Le problème est de savoir que fera -tu dans la jungle ? Et quel jungle etc... La question me semble trop compliquée !😐
Regarde donc les posts sur le palu (forum voyager en santé )! Moi je te reconnecte sur une réponse que j'ai déjà formulée, à savoir recommandation : Le mieux est d'aller, si tu as un bon hopital pas loin de chez toi (75 Paris c'est facile !), au service de parasitologie !😉 ils vont te conseiller sur les médicament anti palu et éventuellemnt vaccins : selon les régions que tu fréquenteras ! Et te faire un bilan sanguin, simple, pour savoir si tu as ou pas suffisament d'anticorps pour chaque vaccin à effectuer (ou pas si tu es déjà immunisé !!) 🙂 pour en rechercher un click sur ce lien : http://www.smi-voyage-sante.com/my/cvi/cvi.html Fiches santé pays : http://www.smi-voyage-sante.com/...med/list.php?lang=FR Conseils aux voyageurs par pays de l'institut pasteur : http://www.pasteur-lille.fr/...edical_voyageurs.htm et http://www.pasteur.fr/...e/cmed/csmedvoy.html Divers : http://www.cimed.org/index.asp?profile=1 http://www.medecine-et-sante.com/voyages/Tropical.html Bon courage !🙂 Erika.
On va y rester 3 mois minimum et on va certainement aller dans la jungle....
Le médicament le plus connu c'est la Savarine/Malarone, le problème c'est que si tu le prends longtemps, il peut avoir beaucoup d'effets secondaires, pour vous tous !!! 😉 Sans oublier que c'est couteux, et bien sur pas de remboursement sécu ! En plus on ne vous connait pas ! Vous pouvez avoir des contre indications ! 😮🙁 Le problème est de savoir que fera -tu dans la jungle ? Et quel jungle etc... La question me semble trop compliquée !😐
Regarde donc les posts sur le palu (forum voyager en santé )! Moi je te reconnecte sur une réponse que j'ai déjà formulée, à savoir recommandation : Le mieux est d'aller, si tu as un bon hopital pas loin de chez toi (75 Paris c'est facile !), au service de parasitologie !😉 ils vont te conseiller sur les médicament anti palu et éventuellemnt vaccins : selon les régions que tu fréquenteras ! Et te faire un bilan sanguin, simple, pour savoir si tu as ou pas suffisament d'anticorps pour chaque vaccin à effectuer (ou pas si tu es déjà immunisé !!) 🙂 pour en rechercher un click sur ce lien : http://www.smi-voyage-sante.com/my/cvi/cvi.html Fiches santé pays : http://www.smi-voyage-sante.com/...med/list.php?lang=FR Conseils aux voyageurs par pays de l'institut pasteur : http://www.pasteur-lille.fr/...edical_voyageurs.htm et http://www.pasteur.fr/...e/cmed/csmedvoy.html Divers : http://www.cimed.org/index.asp?profile=1 http://www.medecine-et-sante.com/voyages/Tropical.html Bon courage !🙂 Erika.
On va y rester 3 mois minimum et on va certainement aller dans la jungle....
Le sage se conforme aux principes éternels :
de la modération, de la droiture, de l'humanité
et de la justice. (Philosophie chinoise).
Ben non, ce que j'ai écrit est valable partout.
Le problème en France, c'est qu'en France, les médecins pratiquent ce qu'ils pensent être un principe de précaution.
Quand ils ne savent pas, il disent qu'il vaut mieux se protéger, le résultat est qu'on ne se protège pas vraiment, mais qu'on affaiblit ses défenses naturelles.
Je suis allé en Asie de nombreuses fois avec mes enfants dont certaines fois dans des lieux fortement impaludés comme Palawan aux Philippines (rien à voir avec la Thaïlande).
A chaque fois, nous faisons attention à bien nous protéger (plusieurs répulsifs, protection maximum au coucher et au lever du soleil, pantalons et manches longues à ces heures) et, jusqu'à maintenant, cette méthode a été efficace.
Je rappelle aussi que les moustiques peuvent être vecteurs de bien d'autres maladies que le palu, par exemple la dengue ou le chikungunya, alors même si vous avez pris un traitement préventif antipalu, il faut tout de même se protéger des piqûres.
Ayant une certaine habitude des voyages en Asie du Sud Est, j'abonde dans le sens de Lepiaf pour dire qu'il est inutile de prendre une médication contre le palu en Thailande et ailleurs dans cette région du monde ......
Il suffit simplement de bien se protéger le soir venu, de mettre un répulsif et d'avoir une chambre avec soit la clim, soit un fan ou un ventilateur .....
Prendre des médicaments contre le palu revient à amenuiser ses défenses immunitaires et à contracter plus tard d'autres maladies ...... votre foie, vos yeux et votre corps en général vous en remercieront en vieillissant .... 😉
Bon voyage .....
Il suffit simplement de bien se protéger le soir venu, de mettre un répulsif et d'avoir une chambre avec soit la clim, soit un fan ou un ventilateur .....
Prendre des médicaments contre le palu revient à amenuiser ses défenses immunitaires et à contracter plus tard d'autres maladies ...... votre foie, vos yeux et votre corps en général vous en remercieront en vieillissant .... 😉
Bon voyage .....
😮😕ouais.....
Surtout que moi j du sang ab negatif.....Je ne me fais pas piquer.....Tous pour la personne qui dort avec moi.....
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Alan et Lepiaf ont raison, de toute façon, même si tu prends un traitement anti palu,
Il est indispensable que vous vous protégier contre les piqûres de moustiques😉
(plusieurs formes de dengues qui peuvent être graves existes, et autres maladies encore !) 😛😊
Erika.
Ayant une certaine habitude des voyages en Asie du Sud Est, j'abonde dans le sens de Lepiaf pour dire qu'il est inutile de prendre une médication contre le palu en Thailande et ailleurs dans cette région du monde ......
Il suffit simplement de bien se protéger le soir venu, de mettre un répulsif et d'avoir une chambre avec soit la clim, soit un fan ou un ventilateur .....
Prendre des médicaments contre le palu revient à amenuiser ses défenses immunitaires et à contracter plus tard d'autres maladies ...... votre foie, vos yeux et votre corps en général vous en remercieront en vieillissant .... 😉
Bon voyage .....
Erika.
Ayant une certaine habitude des voyages en Asie du Sud Est, j'abonde dans le sens de Lepiaf pour dire qu'il est inutile de prendre une médication contre le palu en Thailande et ailleurs dans cette région du monde ......
Il suffit simplement de bien se protéger le soir venu, de mettre un répulsif et d'avoir une chambre avec soit la clim, soit un fan ou un ventilateur .....
Prendre des médicaments contre le palu revient à amenuiser ses défenses immunitaires et à contracter plus tard d'autres maladies ...... votre foie, vos yeux et votre corps en général vous en remercieront en vieillissant .... 😉
Bon voyage .....
Le sage se conforme aux principes éternels :
de la modération, de la droiture, de l'humanité
et de la justice. (Philosophie chinoise).
Pour abonder dans ton sens ainsi que celui d'Alan,
ce lien qui vous explique tout:
http://www.santevoyage-guide.com/
Il est écrit par un médecin qui habite en Guyanne française.
http://www.santevoyage-guide.com/
Il est écrit par un médecin qui habite en Guyanne française.
"On a toujours quelqu'un au dessus de soi; par-delà Dieu même s'élève le Néant" Cioran
bonjour, ici au Canada dans les cliniques de Santé-voyages ils nous conseillent d'avoir le vaccin d'hépatite B et A, celui de la typhoide si on va faire des excursions dans les forêts et le Malarone qui est un anti-palludisme . mais nous ne sommes pas obligés de le faire, mais y nous font tellement peur que finalement on se fait vacciner...c'Est sûr que si vous allez faire un Trek dans la jungle de plusieurs jours et que vous couchez dans des habitations sans air-clim ou sans filets je vous conseille de vous apportez un filet que vous mettez au dessus de votre lit qui est impregné de permethrin un anti-moustique.
Hello,
quelqu'un peut me donner le nom du médicament contre le palu a prendre pour les voyage en Thaillande?
Bonjour, dans un premier temps, je te conseille vivement de demander à ton médecin de famille ou à un autre médecin la conduite à tenir et le traitement éventuel à prendre.
Le paludisme reste aujourd'hui un fléau mondial, qui tue chaque année 1, 5 à 2, 7 millions de personnes à travers le monde, dont un million d'enfants de moins de 5 ans.
Me concernant, il me semble que les zones frontalières avec la Birmanie et avec le Laos présentent des risques de Palu et notemment à la saison des pluies. Concernant la prévention contre les piqures de moustiques, au regret de contredire certains voyageurs qui ont fait 10, 15, 35 fois la Thailande, je souhaite quand même leur signaler que des milliers de personnes meurent du palu. Nous avons mon épouse, mon enfant et moi même lors de nos voyages pulvérisé nos fringues, nos corps, et bien mon fils et moi nous sommes fait BOUFFER par les moustiques !, mon épouse, rien ! Il faudra m expliquer comment les gens font pour se protéger quand il vont dans un wc (apprécié par les moustiques), et qu ils se retouvent les fesses à l'air.Et qu'on ne me dise pas qu ils mettent du répulsif sur les parties intimes.....Car ca brule. D'autre part, le moustique qui transmet le palu et celui qui transmet la dengue ne sont pas les mêmes et n agissent pas aux mêmes heures.
Je t invite a visiter cette page: http://www.frm.org/informez/info_ressources_dossiers_article_chapitre.php?id=13&type=10&numeroChapitre=1&act=#Para1
Bon voyage
Bonjour, dans un premier temps, je te conseille vivement de demander à ton médecin de famille ou à un autre médecin la conduite à tenir et le traitement éventuel à prendre.
Le paludisme reste aujourd'hui un fléau mondial, qui tue chaque année 1, 5 à 2, 7 millions de personnes à travers le monde, dont un million d'enfants de moins de 5 ans.
Me concernant, il me semble que les zones frontalières avec la Birmanie et avec le Laos présentent des risques de Palu et notemment à la saison des pluies. Concernant la prévention contre les piqures de moustiques, au regret de contredire certains voyageurs qui ont fait 10, 15, 35 fois la Thailande, je souhaite quand même leur signaler que des milliers de personnes meurent du palu. Nous avons mon épouse, mon enfant et moi même lors de nos voyages pulvérisé nos fringues, nos corps, et bien mon fils et moi nous sommes fait BOUFFER par les moustiques !, mon épouse, rien ! Il faudra m expliquer comment les gens font pour se protéger quand il vont dans un wc (apprécié par les moustiques), et qu ils se retouvent les fesses à l'air.Et qu'on ne me dise pas qu ils mettent du répulsif sur les parties intimes.....Car ca brule. D'autre part, le moustique qui transmet le palu et celui qui transmet la dengue ne sont pas les mêmes et n agissent pas aux mêmes heures.
Je t invite a visiter cette page: http://www.frm.org/informez/info_ressources_dossiers_article_chapitre.php?id=13&type=10&numeroChapitre=1&act=#Para1
Bon voyage
Un documentaire intéressant sur l'industrie pharmaceutique : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDDRjGDgEcM&feature=related
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Hi everyone.
After years of traveling to the USA without any medical insurance subscriptions—and luckily never having any major health issues (though I did get a scorpion sting buried in the sand at CBSouth, 😇)—life has caught up with us, and we’re now being forced into "wisdom" and leaving our carefree days behind.
So, I’m looking for the best compromise for a 2-month health insurance plan. I’ve read the discussions on this topic, but the most recent one is from last year, and I’d love your take on the current situation. I’m familiar with the usual options like Europ Assistance and AXA, but I’ve just discovered Chapka and Heymondo (the latter seems interesting in terms of both price and coverage).
What do you think of these last two? How do they compare in terms of value for money against the bigger companies?
Thanks in advance, everyone.
So, I’m looking for the best compromise for a 2-month health insurance plan. I’ve read the discussions on this topic, but the most recent one is from last year, and I’d love your take on the current situation. I’m familiar with the usual options like Europ Assistance and AXA, but I’ve just discovered Chapka and Heymondo (the latter seems interesting in terms of both price and coverage).
What do you think of these last two? How do they compare in terms of value for money against the bigger companies?
Thanks in advance, everyone.
Hi,
We’ve planned a 3-week trip to Bali this summer with our 7-year-old daughter. The itinerary includes Sanur, Nusa Lembongan, Sidemen, Amed, and Ubud. The more time passes, the more we read about people getting sick—some with mild to severe traveler’s diarrhea, and many ending up in the hospital. We, as parents, have been through it in Egypt with pretty bad cases, but we’d really like to avoid that for our daughter. Even though there’s no zero risk, and we’ll be careful, can any of you reassure me? Not everyone got sick, right? I’d love to hear positive feedback from parents, but not just them 😊. Thanks in advance!
Hi there...
I’m traveling with a friend for a month in November.
We booked our round-trip tickets from Paris to Phnom Penh, and yes, I know—it was a mistake. We should’ve flown out of Laos, but here we are.
But is it doable to backpack through both countries in a relaxed way?
I’ve seen that the transport takes a while...
Thanks so much for your replies.
Hi there,
I’ve started looking into getting dental implants, possibly in Costa Rica or Mexico.
Do you have any clinics to recommend or ones I should avoid?
For the next steps, I need to choose between Cuba Medika or Medigo—these are agencies that help with medical procedures. Do you have any info on either of them?
Thanks so much for your help!
Thanks so much for your help!
Hi everyone, a question for those who’ve been lucky enough to visit Raja Ampat—should you consider preventive malaria treatment given its proximity to Papua? And how was the food hygiene situation?
Thanks for your feedback! !
Hi there.
I’d like to know if all medications need to be declared at Uzbek customs.
E.g., antidepressants?
Thanks for your reply
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).
Thanks for helping me with my search (Turkey, Spain, Romania???)
Can you tell me if you're satisfied with the services provided by Dentist Miguel at Club Amigo in Holguin? I'd like to go there in mid-December. Is it worth the trip to get dental prosthetics done?
Thanks for getting back to me... Michelle from Quebec
Hello,
I’m looking for a dentist who can do a full lower-arch implant with a complete prosthesis. I’m in Quebec and available to travel to Cuba. Need full contact details. Thanks everyone!
Hi there,
My current plan is to get my teeth treated in Cuba, especially for dental implants. Has anyone here had experience and could refer me to a good, affordable dentist? I’d really appreciate it if you could give me an idea of the price for one implant, since I need at least 6 done. Thanks so much!
My current plan is to get my teeth treated in Cuba, especially for dental implants. Has anyone here had experience and could refer me to a good, affordable dentist? I’d really appreciate it if you could give me an idea of the price for one implant, since I need at least 6 done. Thanks so much!





