You can make an appointment at Health Services by calling 258-5357. If you were given medications while you were abroad, be sure to bring them with you. After returning from travel, complete your malaria medication. Incubation times for malaria vary greatly and can last for up to one year after the initial infection. The snails release flukes that are capable of penetrating wet human skin during contact.
Schistosomiasis is endemic to Africa, South America, the Middle East, and parts of Asia.
Symptoms include fever, weight loss, abdominal pain, and bloody diarrhea. If you experience any of these symptoms or have swam in freshwater lakes or rivers in endemic areas, see a physician upon return.