| Diphtheria-tetanus - you should
have had a booster shot within the last 10 years. |
| Gamma globulin prevents
Hepatitis
A and also has some effects against tetanus, rabies, and measles.
One interesting note that I read in one of the pre trip literature
packets is that the World Health Organization has established that
there has not been a case of reported AIDS in over 20 million
administered doses of the Hep A immunization. They have also said
that there is little chance of contracting the AIDS virus during the
immunization period. |
| Influenza
and pneumococcal pneumonia
are two vaccines that are very effective with little side effect. |
| There was a
Meningococcus
outbreak in Nepal in 1984 and since then the U.S. Public Health
Service has recommended this vaccine. |
| Typhoid vaccine is recommended
for all travelers traveling in this part of the world. Some of
the side effects of this shot may be pain at the injection site,
fever, headache, and malaise. |
| Malaria can be a problem in the
lowlands of Nepal. This is not a problem in the high elevations of
the Himalayas. See your physician for more information because
there are always changing resistance in strains of Malaria. Make
sure that you will need this vaccination before you actually take
the medication. There are several different types of medication
you can take for malaria. This medication comes pill form which
you start taking a week before the trip, once a week during the
trip and then a specified number of weeks after the trip. This
medication can cause some nasty side effects. |
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