Claire Vs Nature - Blogabond

Yeah, I got all my jabs done before I left New Zealand to come to South America, I had Needles stuck in me containing vaccinations for hep A, hep B, yellow fever, tetanus, diptheria and typhoid. And you thought I resembled an expensive pin cushion before I left Auckland.
Admittedly I passed on the rabies jabs on account of the sheer cost of them, three jabs at NZ$120 each, I decided that rabies should be relatively easy to avoid as long as I don't pat the cute little monkey with the foam at its mouth or try and steal a stray dog's food because it looked nicer than my bowl of noodles. Yes, I think I should be able to survive this without contracting the always-fatal human form of rabies.

-crosses fingers-

But one thing you can't avoid are the fucking mosquitos because you don't see them until they've got their face buried in your flesh, they're like vicious little ninjas, not that they're little over here. I felt something sharp in my leg the other night, I looked down and a mozzie the size of a bear was trying to make off with a limb an I swear it was looking at me and daring me to do something about it.

Two diseases carried by mozzies over here are malaria, carried by the night time biting blood suckers but more common in the urban areas are the ones that carry dengue fever and prefer to savage victims in the daytime. No vaccination, nothing you can do about it. You just have to ride the intense, flu-like symptoms out until it goes away and the more times you contract it the more times you're likely to snuff it. Happy thoughts.

I don't like having blood removed from my body and I don't like flu-like symptoms. Me and the mosquitos of South America are gonna have some issues methinks.

This. Is. War.

written by

Koala Bear on May 9, 2010 from Buenos Aires, Argentina

from the travel blog: Tourist, Rincewind Decided, Meant "Idiot"

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Your post about all the vaccinations made me laugh, and reminded me of when I was getting ready to head to South America! New Zealand is my next venture, if you have any tips! My blog is looking for travel tips (like how much it costs to get jabbed at with Needles!), photos, etc, to share. If you have the time, check it out at dirty-hippies.blogspot.com, or email me at dirtyhippiesblog@gmail.com. Continued fun your next journey!

Heather :)

written by Heather on May 14, 2010

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