Raw shellfish is particularly dangerous to persons who have liver disease or compromised immune systems. Avoid tap water, fountain drinks, and ice cubes. If you visit an area where there is risk for malaria, take your malaria prevention medication before, during, and after travel, as directed. To prevent fungal and parasitic infections, keep feet clean and dry, and do not go barefoot. Don t drink beverages with ice.
Salt water is usually safer.
Iodine tablets and water filters to purify water if bottled water is not available. See Do s above for more detailed information about water filters. Sunblock, sunglasses, hat. If you become ill even as long as a year after your trip tell your doctor the areas you have visited. This document is not a complete medical guide for travelers to this region.