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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Ivan Romich

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Doxycycline Malaria Prevention

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Dr. Geeta Sundar MD

sunday feb 5th. I do not think I was exposed to malaria in the places I was in (Banglalore, Cochin and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Geeta Sundar ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.        Ramesh Kumar MD

have access to doxycycline for malaria prevention, and I took 200mg in two doses for 12 days and the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh Kumar ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr.        Ramesh Kumar MD

have access to doxycycline for malaria prevention, and I took 200mg in two doses for 12 days and the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh Kumar ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Salah Saad Shoman MD

the body? The patient above had Malaria years ago. Does malaria remain dormant in the body and will it be harder for the patient with hx of malaria to fight off a tick-borne disease? Current symptoms ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Salah Saad Shoman ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Raju A.T MD

Hello Team I am working in XXXXXXX . We are in rainy season therfore chances of malaria increases . I had malaria before , please suggest me some anti malaria medicene . Thanks a lot ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Raju A.T ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.  Dhanwant Rai Sood MD

Hello, I am going to Africa for one week and am taking Doxycycline as malaria prevention. However ... due to blood). I live abroad where Doxycycline is the only malaria prevention... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dhanwant Rai Sood ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Shraddha Bhondve MD

I visited Southern Africa, i.e. boswana, swalzland,.. countries, are taking doxymycin (malaria prevention drug. came home with no mosquito bites. Can I stop taking doxymycin? I have already taken 14 days ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shraddha Bhondve ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Pranali Shinde MD

I have been taking doxycycline for malaria prevention....and I know you have to be careful of the sun. Top of my hands got quite burned on top and they blistered and peeled. That was three weeks ago ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pranali Shinde ( Ayurveda Specialist)
Dr. Chobufo Ditah MD

I am currently on doxycycline for malaria prevention from a recent trip. However all day today I have been experiencing horrible pain in between my shoulder blades when I swallow food. I also feel ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Parth MD

My sister s flight to India was cancelled today due to weather. She started taking a malaria prevention pill yesterday(12/25), is it safe for her to stop the pill and start taking it again tomorrow? The ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Parth ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)