QUESTIONIs malaria a problem for a tourist to Guyana?ANSWERYes, malaria is something you should be aware of when travelling to Guyana. Transmission occurs in all areas under 900m in Guyana, including Georgetown. If you are visiting these areas, you should consider taking prophylactic medication to prevent malaria, such as atovaquone-proguanil (sold as Malarone), doxycycline or … [Read more...]
Chloroquine Resistant Malaria
QUESTIONWhat is chloroquine resistant malaria?ANSWERChloroquine-resistant malaria is exactly what it sounds like—particular types of malaria which are not cured by treatment with chloroquine.Chloroquine was first discovered in the 1930s in Germany and began to be widely used as an anti-malaria post-World War II, in the late 1940s. However, resistance to the drug also rapidly … [Read more...]