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MALARIA IN SOUTH AFRICA
St. Lucia is a Low Risk Malaria Area
The best way to protect yourself against malaria is to prevent mosquito bites
Prevention of Malaria:
The best way to prevent malaria is personal protection against the mosquito's itself. Malaria mosquitoes mostly bite after dark. Wear long sleeves shirts and trousers in the afternoon and evening; stay in-doors if possible. Use insect repellent on exposed skin. It will help to sleep under a bed net or in a netted tent or hut or in a house or caravan with screens. Close windows and doors at night. Spray insecticide aerosol and/or burn mosquito coil at night.
Where to Stay:
St Lucia Safari Lodge is the ideal resort from where you can explore the many nature and tourist destinations, we have self catering and bed $ breakfast facilities and regularly offers specials at this value for money destination. St. Lucia Safari Lodge offer Mosquito nets in selected Bed and Breakfast Rooms, enquire when you are making your reservations.
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Treatment:
Oral treatment is used for uncomplicated malaria, intravenous or intramuscular treatment for severe malaria. Symptomatic treatment is given for fever and other symptoms. Combination therapy is being advocated to delay the onset of resistance.
Chloroquine: cheapest, rapid action, symptomatic relief, but resistance to chloroquine is common, and it cannot clear the parasite. It is sometimes used in conjunction with Pyrimethamine-Sulphadoxine (S-P) because of rapid initial action.
Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine (S-P) : to treat chloroquine-resistant uncomplicated malaria. Cheap. Convenient single-dose treatment. Sometimes causes vomiting and skin rashes. Resistance to S-P has also been found.
Quinine: to treat severe malaria and uncomplicated malaria resistant to chloroquine, S-P and mefloquine. Severe side effects, extremely bitter, long regimen, therefore not often used as oral treatment. Intravenous treatment suitable for treating pregnant.
Guest Comments
04 April 2009: Boersa Family - Holland: "It is clean and close to everything!"
09 March 2009: Brenner Family - RSA: "Thank you for a very nice holiday!"
27 December 2008: Albert, Hannelie, Ethan & Quinton - RSA: "Pragtige plek, sak weer kom!"
18 December 2008: Nico & Joan Minnie - RSA: "Wonderful Place!"
03 September 2008: Bonique and Robert Herbst- RSA "It was a nice stay, everybody friendly, will be back!!"
15 April 2010: Marius Fourie - RSA: "Great Weekend!!!"
12 April 2010: Ken Blackwood - Canada: "Beautiful Place!"
13 April 2010: Marthinus de Bruin - Nelspruit RSA: "Honeymoon - Lekker Geslaap!