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Originally Posted by mineistaken
Thanks for the tips, Mr. South and Mr. King 
I will review them and ask some questions.
For now, question to adultking (since South says Yes to that) - am I careless deciding not to take any vaccination? |
You need Hepatitis A & B , Typhoid, Polio and Diphtheria as a minimum. If you travel without having had those, or boosters then you're really taking a risk. If you're going to be in farming areas then Japanese Encephalitis is a risk you might want to consider vaccinating for.
There's no malaria vaccination, the way to ward off malaria is to take a low dose antibiotic like Doxycycline but I have travelled extensively in South East Asia and never taken it. The best prevention from Malaria is not to be bitten by Mosquitos.
Don't bother with Rabies pre-vaccination, if you get bitten by a dog or monkey then get to a hospital after washing the wound with soap. Again best advice is don't be bitten.
Actual temperature varies little throughout the year in the tropics, but until you've experienced the difference between actual temperature and apparent temperature then you're in for a shock
That said, those of us who live closer to Asia don't have the same problems with the temperatures as those from northern hemisphere countries do, but as with everything YMMV.