As far as Malaria goes - hygiene is irrelevant!
October - Delhi to Agra etc - no risk at all!
Goa - very small risk.
Check this site out:- http://www.traveldoctor.co.uk/asia.htm#1stc
In summary - there is risk around Goa.
My personal recommendation - take doxycycline - 1x100mg tablet daily from
the day before you arrive there to 4 weeks after leaving. Buy your doxy in
India - just cents per tablet. Classy brand name ( if you're averse to
generics) Vibramyacin.
Side effects etc:-
Unsuitable for children under about 10 (can stain growing tooth enamel).
3% of punters develop increased sun sensitivity (work around - sun screen!)
Reflux (workaround - take with food; do not lie down for 30 minutes after
taking)
Vaginal yeast problems (workaround - wear pure cotton underwear and change
daily)
Personal recommendation - it's the only antimalarial my family and I ever
use - and we've used it in Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri
Lanka - no side effects - no Malaria.
Cheers
"john hamilton" wrote in message
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> Leaving the U.K. in october for a visit of a few weeks to India. That's
> Dehli then on to Agra with some random stops before reaching Mumbai and
> then
> on to Goa.
>
> Should we use the anti-malarial drugs for travel to these areas, would you
> say?
>
> Since quite serious adverse reactions are sometimes known with these
> drugs.
> If we are careful with hygiene should we also take any other precautions
> health- drug wise? We don't want to be propping up drug producing
> companies
> unecessarily.
>
>
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