lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) spreading across Goa

anjunaangel · May 21st, 2006, 14:05

i have heard that the injection has serious side effects on some people and you are nt allowed to fly for 10 days in case it affects your lungs i have read here today that you can get a tablet for this has anyone taken it?does it have the same side effects?????

goangoangone · May 21st, 2006, 14:55

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Originally Posted by goangoangone

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs102/en/
Sounds unlucky. Sure it's not mumps?
For anyone else coming out here, the tablets are obtainable very cheap in any pharmacist. I think the dose is 2 a year or something. This disease could easily (read cheaply) be irradicated.

My wife and I both took the tabs without side effects. Also there are hardly any mozzies about this year.

kohinoor · May 24th, 2006, 02:52

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Originally Posted by anjunaangel

i have read here today that you can get a tablet for this has anyone taken it?does it have the same side effects?????

I've taken the tablets for elephantiasis.
Got them free from a doctor.

No problem. No side-effects.

Big Neil · May 29th, 2006, 18:01

January 2006 - I saw a German tourist in the Lila Cafe at Baga River who had a bad case of Eleph' his legs had been bandaged fronm the knee down and his feet were really swollen (like blown up rubber gloves). It looked like he had been staying in Goa for a few months (deep tan) but didn't look like he had loads of bites. It didn't look pleasant at all.

Maybe you don't need that many bites!

goangoangone · May 29th, 2006, 22:13

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Maybe you don't need that many bites!

Maybe you only need one!

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May 21st, 2006, 14:05	#16
anjunaangel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: uk Posts: 192	i have heard that the injection has serious side effects on some people and you are nt allowed to fly for 10 days in case it affects your lungs i have read here today that you can get a tablet for this has anyone taken it?does it have the same side effects?????

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Big Neil Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Edinburgh Scotland Posts: 34	January 2006 - I saw a German tourist in the Lila Cafe at Baga River who had a bad case of Eleph' his legs had been bandaged fronm the knee down and his feet were really swollen (like blown up rubber gloves). It looked like he had been staying in Goa for a few months (deep tan) but didn't look like he had loads of bites. It didn't look pleasant at all. Maybe you don't need that many bites!

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