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Am I more susceptible to malaria?

May 20, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION I contracted common malaria, vivax?, when i was 20 yrs old from long visit to Papua NewGuinea, 1970. Returned to USA and was treated with chloro, primaquine drugs and really no problems since treatment. Now going to Thailand for week, Chiang Mai and region. If bitten by local malarial mosq. am i more likely to recur? And should I certainly choose prophylaxis? thnx ANSWER If … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: acquired immunity, atovaquone-proguanil, Chiang Mai, Chloroquine, chloroquine resistance, Doxycycline, Lariam, Malarone, Mefloquine, mefloquine resistance, Papua New Guinea, Plasmodium Vivax, Primaquine, relapse, Thailand

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