While the public expresses gratitude for educational resources on dengue and malaria and emphasizes the importance of preventive measures and clear communication from health authorities, there remain significant concerns about the severity of these diseases, regional disparities in their impact, and accessibility to necessary medications.

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my friend got dengue, last year he say he had weakness till 1 month , it take lot time to fully recover.

SnooSquirrels3617

1. Yes  if course
2. Varies from patient to patient. Usually 1 week

Independent-Baby-957

Depends on the patient, take care. Keep windows closed and get netting done

undersellmyself

I have gone through Dengue and my Nani with Malaria. Weakness is natural. With proper medicines and a home-cooked meal. Don't stress out much they will overcome strongly. Your patience and staying with them is all they need.

Apprehensive-Fact-76

3-4 litres of hydration. Remember hydration, not just water. ORS helps. 
Rest as much as possible.
Light homely food.

One minute you feel it is over and you're fit again, next you think infection is back.

Body is just healing. Give it time. With age, give more time.

Sleep is heavily underrated.

Sensitive_Nothing621

Hot_Visual226

You read wrong. 

They are not common in Thailand.

Forget malaria pills unless you're planning on camping in the jungle near the Burmese border. Wear long sleeves and DEET at night. Just use common sense for dengue.

RotisserieChicken007

Malaria is mostly a border jungle area phenomenon. For the typical itinerary, you do not need malaria prophylaxis. 

Use repellents of the various kinds you prefer, such as clothing pre-impregnated with permethrin, DEET or picaridin sprays/lotions for exposed skin, mosquito coils for outdoor dining, ceiling fans, and air con. It's rare you'll find bed nets unless you are in rural accommodations with windows that don't seal.

jscher2000

Use repellent with deet is your best bet. Reapply if needed. You don't need to go crazy the stuff from 7-11 works fine. If you are a mosquito magnet like me, who has had the unpleasant experience of having dengue twice, you could try wildlife 38% or Boots 50%. Higher doesn't mean better so find what works for you. Yes, there is a chance of dengue but most places fog for mosquitos, especially if there are reported cases. If you are somewhere remote it's likely they'll have a net but if not you can get one at the local market.

Be prepared not paranoid.

heliepoo2

I lived in Thailand for two years in the mid 1990s. Unless you lived near the Burmese border, you didn’t have to take prophylaxis. Regarding Dengue, it exists, and I was vaccinated for it, but if you’re only there for a few weeks in national parks, I think you won’t have any problems. 

Get yourself mosquito repellent or DEET. A mosquito net wouldn’t be a bad idea either.

KhunDavid

If you are in a mosquito area limit your outside time between about 530pm-730pm, the mosquitos here love sunset. Wet places with standing water have more mosquitos, dry season much less. Places with pots for water plants often have fish to gobble up the larva.

Personal-Pop3295

Sort of funny that the article mentions I death from dengue but ignores the 100's from traffic (mostly motorbikes) :sigh:

Yes use mosquito repellent - long sleeves, etc. but don't freak out.

wimpdiver

Never any.

But then again I wasn't trekking in jungle somewhere in Isan.

If you're having a normal trip, don't bother.

It isn't Cambodia (even there I didn't) or Laos.

SlightWerewolf4428

I've been here 30 years - had dengue twice, never heard anyone who has had malaria.
Depending on where you are - urban vs jungle will dictate the measures you will need to take to protect yourself

RobertKrabi

Zero measures. I just go, enjoy myself and leave my paranoia at home.

Hangar48

Demon_Centipede

Its not that uncommon.

But not common either.

Lets say you are has a lot more chance to not get it.

Use moquito repellent, bro.

LAgas21

You’re fine. Been all over SEA. Don’t need the medication it’ll make you sick. My wife is Thai. We’ve been in remote areas where you’d never go for decades. Don’t worry.

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I don’t know a single person who has had malaria. Dengue yes, chickengunia yes - both illnesses caused by mosquito bites. When I travel, malaria is not a worry in my mind.

omnivision12345

Malaria isn’t really a thing in India anymore: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10870538/ 

There’s about 170k cases annually,, which is 0.01% of population mostly in the jungles of east/central India. It’s aimed for eradication by 2030. 

Honestly March-April starts to get really warm. March-May is the period between the winter and summer monsoons.

hampsten

If you are planning to Kerala, plan based on season wise. March and April are Summer. So, you miss some scenes

akiyo____

Mosquitoes carry more than malaria. In addition to that, you are travelling to low-risk areas.   Insect bite avoidance is far more important than taking anti-malarials.

TheDrRudi

Двое друзей в Индии этим летом заболели малярией. Лекарств нет даже в центрах чьим фокусом является лечение малярии. Так что я бы проигнорировала все комсенты выше и взяла бы с собой и все необходимые лекарства и тем более не игнорировала бы профилактические меры . Да денге достаточно частый кейс, но и пережить его в Индии легче) с малярией вам потребуется везение, упорство, знание хинди и хз что еще. А пара пачек колес в сумке на всякий случай, репелент и тд - это как-то не то чтобы прям очень сложно взять собой.

Viv1anne

I am from Chhattisgarh, that is my home state, and can tell you for sure, it is a mosquito menace out there. The big cities there, Raipur, Bhilai, Bilaspur and the central region of the state where most of the population lives,  you can't even think of sitting in the evening without anti mosquito stuff. Everywhere you will see people lighting up coils, using nets to protect themselves. Even if you are outside in a small shop in the evening, you will see mosquitos,

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Glum-Caterpillar-916

In UP, such cases are just labelled "mystery" fever and ignored, even when people die.

1647overlord

Because we are more advanced in capturing this data officially

Still-Opportunity681

Chhattisgarh has the worst malaria situation

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Are the “red” states where Naxalites are the most active?

Mosquitoes are the original "Thanos" (killed 50% of all humans till date)

AthenianVulcan

Considering NE recieves a lot of rainfall it was natural to think these states would have higher malaria cases (Except tripura and Mizoram). I'm  from one of those and people tend to ignore precautions. Government isn't active in providing those mosquito killing sprays. So this was a shocker for me. But there's an interesting trend in states like Chhattisgarh Orissa and other eastern states. I belive why?

Assam has a huge population and we see WB TR and MZ  report cases in 5 digits but assam only half a thousand? Not like it's a bad thing but what might be the reason for the anamoly? I'm native from there and I see mosquitoes breeding on people's buckets, tyres and even some flooded areas and stagnant ponds. Although one thing I've noticed is that the government has been actively sealing drains in many areas using footpaths but there's also examples of dirty stagnant streams in the middle of Guwahati or smelly stream in Jorhat.

What are your thoughts?

Narrow_Bar_8776

Is the Malaria vaccine part of the immunization program in India? I know it is kind of a garbage vaccine, but it is better than nothing.

LastLongerThan3Min

The Union Health Ministry of India is urging states to enhance preventive measures against dengue and malaria during the high-risk months.

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