Antibiotics are not recommended for prevention, only treatment. Oral rehydration is always appropriate. Boiling of water is also very effective. If no source of pure water is available, tap water from the hot faucet is safer for toothbrushing. Travellers who engage in unprotected sex with the local population or with other travellers are at risk for several serious infections.
Restraint is advisable.
Check with your family doctor to see if you are up to date. For rural Africa and Asia only . We no longer recommend immune globulin routinely for Hepatitis A prophylaxis. London Health Sciences Centre .