11.25.2005

cerita pasal anjing gila and medications

we will be going for our vaccinations tomorrow morning.

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is says:
eh i ask u...shud i get a rabies vaccination
mm says:
yes
mm says:
u will be there for 3 weeks
mm says:
sana memanag banyak anjing gila
mm says:
USA. my fren kena gigit usa
is says:
ha?

is says:

USA?
mm says:
usa under suspicion act dogs
mm says:
my own term la
is says:
i thk i better get

is says
:
sampai kodong?
mm says:
nono. just that she go hospital
mm says:
the dog thattype
mm says:
just hangs on with his teeth
mm says:
and his body sway sway
mm says:
gila lah
mm says:
my fren is like really tall
is says:
mesti bawak tongkat lah gini
mm says:
so the dog like v small
mm says:
but gila

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was thinking if i need a rabies shot? amongst a few others i may need to take.

RECOMMENDED VACCINATIONS:
1) Hepatitis A vaccine
2) Typhoid vaccine
3) Tetanus-diphtheria booster (within the past 5-10 years) taken 4 yrs ago
4) Influenza vaccine

but the rabies vaccination is super expensive! and anyway its a multi-dose vaccination, no time for that.

RABIES:

Rabies PEP: rabies vaccine x 5 doses at day 0, 3, 7, 14, 28 (approx $160 per dose, total course = $800)

RIG is recommended for high-risk bites (unprovoked attack, stray animal) but is expensive (approx $1200 for 60kg person at 20 IU/kg)

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taken from here since the visit to CGH yesterday wasnt helpful and TTSH site doesnt have info.

GENERAL PRECAUTIONS:
1) Mosquito precautions: Repellant spray (eg 15% DEET, OFF) applied every 4-6 hours if the mozzies are biting.
2) Food & water - water should be boiled/bottled/iodinated, food should be well-cooked & hot. No ice, no salads, peel your fruit (not just wash it).

Bring anti-diarrheal meds, consider empiric cipro 500 mg bd x 3-5 days if severe (diarrhea with fever, going > 10x per day, bloody stools)

Oral rehydration with ORS, alternatively stuff like Gatorade, chicken broth, 7-Up, can help replace glucose, electrolytes & fluids

11.23.2005

email from K.K


sent me a rather useful email, with contact numbers and all...and people to meet. but at the end of it, these are the words he held in CAPS and BOLD;

"..And DRINK ONLY BRANDED BOTTLED MINERAL WATER"


ok..heh