[Denver]

Originally Posted by stevem

In all my years of living and playing in Asia, in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Philippines, I have never had any shots, and all I have suffered from have been severe skull cramps the following morning.

Go to Sierra Leone Steve, I can guarantee that within a day of arrival you will have caught pretty much everything that can make you say............."I'm not really having a good day today am I?" A lovely place.

Well, apart from Rickets but you only have to go to Rochdale for that!

I think it is the slower stuff that gets to you eventually in the Far East countries. I suppose that's why they call them 'Tropical' diseases!! We always got checked (A TDI - Tropical Disease Investigation) when coming back from Brunei (Borneo -Malaysia -Philippines-ish) Most of the stuff the lads came back with was parasitic (Intestinal worms or larvae under the skin) and cured with a good hot bleach bath or minor surgery.

Still worth keeping the jabs up-to-speed IMHO especially if you can get your employers to pay for them!!