Diseases That Can Kill You

I was worried about travelers’ diarrhea but after talking to the Kaiser Travel Nurse, that’s the least of my worries.  Pepto Bismo, Imodium, and an antibiotic should take care of the usual travel woes.  What I should be worried about is Malaria, Yellow Fever, hepatitis A, Typhoid fever, rabies, Japanese encephalitis, bird flu, salmonella, e-coli and if that isn’t enough, add Cholera to the list.  To stay healthy I simply need to avoid food, water, daytime biting mosquitoes, nighttime biting mosquitoes, all flies,  and chickens.  Easier said than done.  And yes, there are vaccines, shots and pills.

First round of shots.  Ouch! Ouch!