Aside from the typical vaccinations for Asia, Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Rabies have also been recommended by the CDC (cdc.gov). Both JE and Rabies can be very expensive depending on your insurance and both take multiple shots. JE takes 2 and needs to be done 28 days apart and Rabies takes 3 shots (so plan ahead people!).
I did decide to get JE though because mosquitoes absolutely love me.
So I was at the doctors a 2nd time to get the 1st JE shot. After I received my shot, I had to wait in the waiting room and ended up sitting next to an elderly couple who were reviewing what medical updates they needed:
Old man “Why do you need so many things? How come I don’t need them?”
Old woman (seriously as loud as possible): “It’s because I have boobs.”
take a bottle of DEET though; dunno what the dengue fever outlook is, but when i was in india i wish i had a bottle of the real stuff (its a tiny bottle, about the size of eye drops, one drop is enough for the day)
ReplyDeleteYup I'm all over it. The travel clinic recommends 20% time released DEET or at least 30% DEET for non time released repellents. I bought plenty of 30% DEET insect repellent wipes (so I can carry it in my carry-on). And I also bought permethrin which I will spray all over my clothes. The only thing I'm missing is a bed net which I may or may not get. So yea, the bugs better keep away.
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