| 1. Diptheria-tetanus - you should
have had a booster shot within the last 10 years. |
| 2. 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 no chance of contracting the AIDS virus during the
immunization period. |
| 3. Influenza and pneumococcal
pneumonia are two vaccines that are very effective with little
side effect. |
| 4. There was a Meningococcus
outbreak in Nepal in 1984 and since then the U.S. Public Health
Service has been recommending the vaccine. |
| 5. 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. |
| 6. 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. This medication comes in the form of pills 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. |
