Afghanistan Health
(c) Before setting off, you might want to check the illnesses described below that occur here. The information is from the CDC and should be pretty accurate, but if you really think you have something, go see a doctor. If you're not sure where to find good medical attention, check with a the nearest international hotel, they are usually in the know (though the facilities they refer to might charge you a little bit more) Cholera (c)Cholera is an acute intestinal infection caused by toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O-group 1 or O-group 139.
The infection is often mild and self-limited or subclinical. Patients
with severe cases respond dramatically to simple fluid- and electrolyte-replacement
therapy. Infection is acquired primarily by ingesting contaminated
water or food; person-to-person transmission is rare. (c)
Hepatitis A
Not as much as hepatitis e
Malaria
Malaria in humans is caused by one of five protozoan species of the genus Plasmodium:
P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, or P. malariae. All species are transmitted
by the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. (c) Occasionally, transmission
occurs by blood transfusion or congenitally from mother to fetus. Although
malaria can be a fatal disease, illness and death from malaria are largely
preventable.
Polio
Poliomyelitis (Polio) is an acute infection that involves the gastrointestinal
tract and, occasionally, the central nervous system. It is acquired by fecal-oral
transmission.
Rabies
Rabies are very dangours they can kill the human body don't try to touch wild
animals.
Tuberculosis
Typhoid
Endemic in Myanmar. Not fun. A very stong course of anti-biotics will wipe
it out. After getting typhoid I was very weak for at least 3 months after the
anti-biotic course. There is a vaccine that is good for three years. If you
consume a large dose of typhoid there is a good chance of getting it regardless
of the vaccine.