North East Vaccinations

kbrat · Jul 15th, 2009, 19:45

Hi all

I'm going to India for a month in October, I'm going to be in Sikkim, Arunachal Paradesh and Nagaland.

Does anyone know which vaccinations I should get? What about Malaria pills?
Its my seventh(!!) time in India but first time in this region, I usually get Hep A, Hep B, Typhoid and Tetanus shots

Thanks and have a great day
Keren

sympara · Jul 16th, 2009, 13:37

hi

the indegenious tribes of arunachal and nagaland are ameging,, there culture, dialog, tradition all are different then rest of india...i visit almost all the tribes areas but really interesting...some people are yet to civilised... but i thing you need RAP to enter these states..

Nick-H · Jul 16th, 2009, 13:44

At school, just before the exams, they used to drum into us, "Read the question: it doesn't matter how brilliant your answer is if it answers the wrong question!"

Very true.

piran_e · Jul 21st, 2009, 14:39

Sikkim is not a malaria prone state due to it' altitude though Arunachal and Nagaland are. You will be travelling at the fag end of the malaria season so I guess there is not much reason to worry. Also in Arunachal and Nagaland most places have a mosquito net over the bed, which is the best way to pervent malaria.

In any case the medical fraternity itself is divided over the efficacy of anti malaria pills. So I would not recommend them. Though it would be nice to carry something like Deet which you can apply over your skin.

Jul 15th, 2009, 19:45	#1
kbrat Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: London Posts: 6	North East Vaccinations Hi all I'm going to India for a month in October, I'm going to be in Sikkim, Arunachal Paradesh and Nagaland. Does anyone know which vaccinations I should get? What about Malaria pills? Its my seventh(!!) time in India but first time in this region, I usually get Hep A, Hep B, Typhoid and Tetanus shots Thanks and have a great day Keren

Jul 16th, 2009, 13:37	#2
sympara Account Closed Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: INDIA Posts: 30	hi the indegenious tribes of arunachal and nagaland are ameging,, there culture, dialog, tradition all are different then rest of india...i visit almost all the tribes areas but really interesting...some people are yet to civilised... but i thing you need RAP to enter these states.. Last edited by Kingstonian : Nov 17th, 2009 at 16:15.

Jul 21st, 2009, 14:39	#4
piran_e Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 213	Sikkim is not a malaria prone state due to it' altitude though Arunachal and Nagaland are. You will be travelling at the fag end of the malaria season so I guess there is not much reason to worry. Also in Arunachal and Nagaland most places have a mosquito net over the bed, which is the best way to pervent malaria. In any case the medical fraternity itself is divided over the efficacy of anti malaria pills. So I would not recommend them. Though it would be nice to carry something like Deet which you can apply over your skin. __________________ ------------------------------------------------------ Walking a Dream

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Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,210	At school, just before the exams, they used to drum into us, "Read the question: it doesn't matter how brilliant your answer is if it answers the wrong question!" Very true.