Tropical Diseases
By Dr. Eufemio Lopez Rodriguez
When adventurer Martin Jones, 43, of British nationality, visited the Borneo jungles in December 2005, he tried to protect himself against tropical diseases and the insects that transmit them.
Before leaving home, Martin got vaccinated against yellow fever and took medicine to ward off malaria.
He took precautions. Whether trekking into the jungle or canoeing across the river to see leaf-eating ants on the opposite bank, he wore long-sleeved shirts and knee-high boots and used an insect repellent containing DEET. In his thatch hut at night, he slept under mosquito netting.
After he returned home, however, Martin noticed a sore the size of a dime above his left ankle. Martin decided to see a dermatologist.
By the end of March 2006, despite antibiotics, his sore had grown to the size of a silver dollar, so he made another medical appointment. "The doctor took a biopsy and the diagnosis was i ndeed leishmaniasis, a tropical disease spread by infected female sandflies.
As Martin's experience shows, travelers' precautions against tropical diseases are not foolproof. At least six weeks before departure, get current health information from CDC on regions you plan to visit. Other sources may be your health department, doctor, or travel agency.
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