Sleep in a screened area or under netting. Consider a pyrethrum containing insect repellent to spray in living or sleeping area. Consider permethrin to treat your clothes. Get a prescription for medication to prevent malaria. If you do get a fever or think you're coming down with malaria,get medical help right away.
Some countries require yellow fever vaccine or meningococcal vaccine.
The list includes diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, polio, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and chickenpox. If you are older or have certain types of medical problems, talk with your physician about influenza and pneumococcal vaccines. If your food or water may be contaminated, consider hepatitis A and typhoid, too. Some travelers to parts of Asia need Japanese encephalitis vaccine. If you're traveling where rabid animals are a threat, where you may be some distance from good medical care, or if good rabies vaccines may be hard to find, you may want to get rabies vaccine before you go away.