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#Malaria_Doxycycline

#Antimalaria_Drugs

Malaria symptoms can develop as early as seven days after being bitten by an infected mosquito and as late as several months or more after exposure. Patients should be advised that if fever develops, they should seek medical care urgently, report their travel history, get tested for malaria and get treated promptly if infection is confirmed. #Malaria_Infection

#Malaria_Chemoprophylaxis_Options

#Malaria_Chemoprophylaxis

#Malaria_Bite_Prevention

Malaria prevention is particularly important in this case, as Marina’s history of splenectomy puts her at increased risk for severe disease. A helpful abbreviation for remembering malaria risk reduction measures is ABCD: • Awareness (of risk, incubation period, key symptoms) • Bite prevention (measures to avoid mosquito bites) • Chemoprophylaxis (antimalarial drugs to suppress infection) • Diagnosis (seeking urgent diagnosis/treatment in the event of symptoms). #Malaria_Risk_Reduction

#Traveller_Vaccine_Recommendations

#Cambodia_Recommneded_Vaccination

#Traveller_Vaccine_Categories

#Travel_Noninfectious_Risks

#Travel_Risk_Animal_Environmental_Exposure

#Travel_Vector_Borne_Diseases

#Travel_Respiratory_Infections

#Travel_Risks #Food_Water_Borne_Diseases

#Splenectomy_Vaccinations https://spleen.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/202301-Spleen-Australia-ADULT-medical-recommendations-asplenia-hyposplenism-v42-1.pdf

#Asplenia_Infections

#Travel_Risk_Discussion #Cambodia

#Travel_History

Marina, aged 25 years, presents for pre-travel health advice six weeks before a planned trip to Cambodia. She is particularly keen to get your advice on which vaccines she should receive pre-travel, and what else she could do to reduce her risk of health issues during travel. 1.What further history would be helpful when assessing Marina? 2.What health risks might Marina face during this trip? 3.What additional travel health risks might Marina face given her history of splenectomy? 4.How would you approach the discussion of vaccines in a pre- travel consultation? 5.Which vaccines would you recommend that Marina should receive prior to her trip? 6.What advice would you give Marina regarding malaria prevention? 7.What would you recommend to Marina regarding malaria chemoprophylaxis? 8.What advice would you give to Marina in relation to her history of splenectomy? 9.What advice would you give to Marina in relation to traveller’s diarrhoea prevention and management? #Week12_Case1