Central and South American Vaccinations?

[cruthas]

I am wondering what vaccinations I should get before motorcycle trip November 1st? What do you think is required vs recommended? How much malaria meds should I take with me for a year maybe longer? I will only take it in areas I know have a high risk. Also I have not been able to find any information DENGUE, nobody in Boulder, Denver, Colorado area seems to have heard of it? Any help would be great? I just don't want to go to a travel clinic and get 50 recommended vaccinations and come out with 50 holes in my body and pay $500 so any help knowing what vaccinations I should get would be great.
Thanks in advance

[PocketHead]

http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationList.aspx

Has recommendations there depending on what it is you're doing or where you're going

[cruthas]

So what I have come up with for recommended shots for Central and South America are,

Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Prescription for Malaria (Talk to a doctor for more information on what type to take, some prescriptions don't in certain areas)
Typhoid
Rabies
Yellow Fever
Dengue (I have not found anyone around here that even knows about this disease but it has been on the incline in recent years so it is worth checking out. The Website from above has some great information from country to country. A lady at AAA had recommended it to me also. Calling AAA is another great resource I have found. Hope this helps anyone interested.

[PocketHead]

I'm not looking forward to the immunisations at all... if I were you I'd also find out which ones need to be done in advance and only do them if you need them.

[cruthas]

I agree with you pockethead,
These are the most common diseases down there (I have found). I am not looking forward to these either but if it is going to save me from getting ill and having to keep up on it for the rest of my life I will get them done. The ones that I listed are the vaccinations that are most commonly needed. For me all of them matter because I am taking a year plus motorcycle trip from Colorado to the tip of Argentina. Maybe you are doing the same but I plan on being in remote areas that are high risk areas and for me all of them matter. I will be seeing a doctor Thursday so I will report back after that and give an approximate cost of all vaccinations.

[PocketHead]

Originally Posted by cruthas

I agree with you pockethead,
These are the most common diseases down there (I have found). I am not looking forward to these either but if it is going to save me from getting ill and having to keep up on it for the rest of my life I will get them done. The ones that I listed are the vaccinations that are most commonly needed. For me all of them matter because I am taking a year plus motorcycle trip from Colorado to the tip of Argentina. Maybe you are doing the same but I plan on being in remote areas that are high risk areas and for me all of them matter. I will be seeing a doctor Thursday so I will report back after that and give an approximate cost of all vaccinations.

Cool thanks.

[chasbmw]

I would make sure that I’m vaccinated against Hepatitis, typhoid, tetanus, and TB. Of these Hepatitis is the most likely to catch, and it can have very unpleasant long term effects (liver cancer) and in the Brave new world of 2021, you should have had a COVID vaccine.


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