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**markshome23** · 12-30-2005, 08:00 AM

yes, and my mother's doctor, an epidemologist in charge of vaccinating travellers to outside of Europe, advised her to take malaria pills when she heard she is going to Bangkok.
some physicians just have no clue and cannot even be bothered to check facts.
the facts seem to be that you are in danger of contracting malaria in Thailand if you are staying in jungle areas for prolonged periods of time.
I would say don't go volunteering somewhere remote, like the jungle areas bordering Burma or Laos. definitely not in Mae Sot, where lots of people volunteer with refugees from Burma. use mosquito nets and repellants. it's not like people here cannot breathe because the air is so thick with mosquitos. and if you have a high fever, you need to see a doctor immediately.

12-30-2005, 08:00 AM	#4
markshome23 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 433 Senior Member	yes, and my mother's doctor, an epidemologist in charge of vaccinating travellers to outside of Europe, advised her to take malaria pills when she heard she is going to Bangkok. some physicians just have no clue and cannot even be bothered to check facts. the facts seem to be that you are in danger of contracting malaria in Thailand if you are staying in jungle areas for prolonged periods of time. I would say don't go volunteering somewhere remote, like the jungle areas bordering Burma or Laos. definitely not in Mae Sot, where lots of people volunteer with refugees from Burma. use mosquito nets and repellants. it's not like people here cannot breathe because the air is so thick with mosquitos. and if you have a high fever, you need to see a doctor immediately.
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