Tips to prevent malaria while travelling

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What is Malaria?

Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that commonly infects humans via Anopheles mosquito. People infected with malaria get typically very sick with high fevers, shaking chills, and flu-like illness.

Malaria can be a fatal disease if not treated quickly. While countries like the UK and the US have eradicated this disease completely, travelling to places like Asia and Africa can impose a risk of infection. So, malaria prevention when travelling abroad is imperative. Preventing malaria requires learning where this parasite lives and how it is spread around.

Here are a few useful tips that can protect you from getting infected -

1. Use antimalarials - For those travelling to places where malaria may be present or maybe contracted from people travelling or staying there - antimalarials are an absolute necessity. Antimalarials are very effective if consumed properly. Common medications used to prevent malaria include Malarone which is taken in higher doses to treat malaria. You can also buy Lariam (Mefloquine) tablets online which is taken once weekly before travelling.

2. Prefer covered clothes - Care should also be taken to avoid getting bitten by mosquitoes to prevent malaria transmission. Wearing full sleeve shirts and full length lower garments also prevent mosquito bites.

3. Avoid sleeping outdoors - Camping in places full of greenery or lake side can be fun. But, it can be extremely risky to sleep in such areas as the places that are full of greenery or a source of stagnant water are breeding grounds of malaria causing mosquitoes. If at all you require to sleep in open areas, you must prefer mosquito nets.

4. Use mosquito repellants - Use pyrethroids containing insect spray in all living and sleeping areas, during the evening and night hours. If you can, use the insect repellent lotions as well as creams to any remaining exposed parts of the skin during the later hours. It is recommended to apply the effective insect repellent also during the daytime.

5. Always use a bed-net infused with insecticides - Check if the safety net is damaged and always assure it is appropriately tucked underneath your mattress. The room itself should have some nets attached to your windows as well as the doors. Keep the AC on, as mosquitoes usually stay out of cold and air-conditioned rooms.