malaria tablets

[janecon]

do i need malaria tablets for rarotonga

[mash]

No.

 

[KARL]

Allow me to offer my opinion on antimalarial drugs. They are certainly not guaranteed to protect you against every variety all the time and they can have unpleasant side effects, quite apart from being a pain to remember from well before the journey until well after. It is quite effective to guard against being bitten (I have done so for a total of several years): If you must go out between dusk and dawn wear repellent applied in stripes on all bare skin and also on socks going up the leg for when you sit down and stick your legs under the table in that brilliant restaurant(mosquito milk, tropical version is the best check Boots etc.) and spray indoors to kill mosquitos. They almost always land upside down on the underside of things to hide from light (which they don't like) during daylight and in well lit places - including ceilings furniture (tables, etc.). Don't be lulled into romantic notions of the warm nights, open windows, etc. unless you have screens. Best of all sleep under a net (although I have only spent two nights that way).

[rossdds]

i would use them

[mash]

why all the info and advise there use when maleria is not a problem in this area???? Always seek final absolute advise from your doctor before you travel.