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What Precaution Should Be Taken To Prevent Malaria ?
hello.me have a council on your medicine as I want to go to work Gambia African country where it is at high risk of malaria infection for the first time I have to go to an African country which are the first steps for the protect this infection please write to my email
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Hi,
Thanks for query,
Take preventing biting of mosquitoes using mosquito net,applying mosquito repelling cream.
Take tab.Lariago 300mg daily one week before traveling and continue for one week after returning.
You can take cap. doxycycline 100mg daily same as above.
Ok and bye.
Thanks for query,
Take preventing biting of mosquitoes using mosquito net,applying mosquito repelling cream.
Take tab.Lariago 300mg daily one week before traveling and continue for one week after returning.
You can take cap. doxycycline 100mg daily same as above.
Ok and bye.
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