Malaria tablets necessary for Tamil Nadu?

gianni66 · Apr 13th, 2006, 17:43

Hi all; I know that there are a lot of threads and posts about malaria and its prevention in this forum, and I have read several of them, but however I would like to present my particular case asking for the opinions of more expert travellers.
I will leave in mid-August till the first week of September; my itinerary will be fucused on Tamil Nadu (Chennai, Mamallapuram, Trichy, Thanjavur, Madurai, Rameswaram, etc.), with few days to be spent in an orphanage in a small village, with an extension to 3-4 days in Varanasi and the last one in Delhi.
I will use always public transportation (trains and buses), moving alone with my wife (no organized group), eating in small local restaurants and sleeping in mid-level small hotels.
Planning a trip with these characteristics, how do I REALLY need malaria tablets? I have already bought the necessary Malaron tablets, but I would like to avoid them if not strictly necessary.
Could anyone help?
Thanks: Gianni

cyberhippie · Apr 13th, 2006, 18:10

At this time of year many of the places you plan to visit will have seen quite a bit of rain!! Rain means more mozzies, which in turn makes for a bigger chance of being infected with the EVER PRESENT Malaria parasite!!

Sama · Apr 13th, 2006, 20:23

Let's just say that when I was in TN last September, I was using anti-itch creme for a body lotion I was so bit up, but it's your choice. I use Malarone, by the way, with no side effects whatsoever. Of course you can always use repellant, but those TN mosquitos still bite. They bit me through my clothes.

Apr 13th, 2006, 17:43	#1
gianni66 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 283	Malaria tablets necessary for Tamil Nadu? Hi all; I know that there are a lot of threads and posts about malaria and its prevention in this forum, and I have read several of them, but however I would like to present my particular case asking for the opinions of more expert travellers. I will leave in mid-August till the first week of September; my itinerary will be fucused on Tamil Nadu (Chennai, Mamallapuram, Trichy, Thanjavur, Madurai, Rameswaram, etc.), with few days to be spent in an orphanage in a small village, with an extension to 3-4 days in Varanasi and the last one in Delhi. I will use always public transportation (trains and buses), moving alone with my wife (no organized group), eating in small local restaurants and sleeping in mid-level small hotels. Planning a trip with these characteristics, how do I REALLY need malaria tablets? I have already bought the necessary Malaron tablets, but I would like to avoid them if not strictly necessary. Could anyone help? Thanks: Gianni

Apr 13th, 2006, 20:23	#3
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 5,434	Let's just say that when I was in TN last September, I was using anti-itch creme for a body lotion I was so bit up, but it's your choice. I use Malarone, by the way, with no side effects whatsoever. Of course you can always use repellant, but those TN mosquitos still bite. They bit me through my clothes. __________________ *My India, 2005-2008* BE THE REVOLUTION

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cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	At this time of year many of the places you plan to visit will have seen quite a bit of rain!! Rain means more mozzies, which in turn makes for a bigger chance of being infected with the EVER PRESENT Malaria parasite!!

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