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Bangkok hotels,
Phuket hotels,
Koh Samui hotels,
Krabi hotels and
Pattaya hotels.
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There are plenty of hospitals and doctors with
international standards on Phuket. The doctors have a good education
and most of them speak English and sometimes other languages like
German.
In the drugstores or pharmacies you can buy all kind of medication
without a prescription and mostly cheaper than in your home country.
Pills are sold by piece not by pack. If you need special medication
it is advised to bring some with you.
General
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For Phuket no inoculation for tropical diseases are necessary
► Always use
a sun blocker and don't stay to long in the sun - even when it's
clouded the UV rays still can reach you.
► Drink
plenty of water - even when you are not thirsty - and put salt on
your food to avoid dehydration.
► Snake or
scorpion bites are very rare but if you get bitten consult a doctor
immediately.
► If you got
small cuts from reef rocks or motorbike accidents treat them with an
antibiotic powder or cream to avoid infections
Some
advice
Diarrhea
(from food poisoning)
Generally it is safe in Thailand to eat and drink whatever you want
(except tab water)
However, you should be careful with:
> seafood when it is not cooled continuously especially oysters and
crustaceans
> peeled fruits, salads, ice-cream when they are not cooled
> short-fried meat
> drinks when they are to cold
Insect bites
Phuket has been
free from malaria for decades. However,
take general precautions against mosquito bites. After sunset, stay
in screened quarters or mosquito nets, wear long-sleeved shirts and
pants, and apply mosquito repellents. Those who develop fever within
two weeks of entry should seek prompt medical examination and
treatment.
Jelly Fish
If you got sting by a jelly fish consult a doctor
immediately for treatment.
Bites from monkeys or dogs
Must be treated by a doctor with tetanus and rabies
injections.
Sexually
transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS
Urethritis remains the most
common treatable sexually transmitted disease (STD) among tourists
to Asia. Gonorrhea from Southeast Asia is frequently multi-drug
resistant. While syphilis become less common, HIV/AIDS is spreading
at worrisome speeds in most Asian countries, resulting mostly from
unprotected sexual contacts. Promiscuous sex anywhere can be
dangerous. For travelers, local sex workers, either of explicit or
concealed types, are potential sources of STDs and HIV/Aids. All
casual sex should be avoided or strictly protected with the use of
condoms.
Dengue fever
and dengue hemorrhagic fever
These diseases are endemic in
Southeast Asia. They are caused
by dengue virus from the bite of aedes mosquito that lives in the
houses and their neighborhood. This mosquito bites during the day
time- Dengue infection in local people, mostly children, often
results in fever with bleeding in the skin and other organs (dengue
hemorrhagic fever) which is sometime fatal; but for travelers from
non-endemic areas, the infection usually manifests as fever with
rash in the skin, severe headache and muscle and pains (dengue
fever), which is usually non-fatal.
Dengue infection is common in the rainy season (approximately May to
September in Thailand) when aedes mosquito is abundant. Travelers
visiting local households or their vicinity, especially in the rainy
season, should be using mosquito repellent even in the day time.
Ones who are ill with symptoms
suspected of dengue infection should seek medical consultation to
establish the cause of the illness.
Hospitals
| Bangkok Phuket Hospital Mission Hospital Pat Sompot Hospital Patong-Kathu Hospital Phuket Adventist Hospital Phuket International Hospital Phuket Ruampat Hospital Phya Thai Phuket Hospital Siriroj Hospital Vachira Phuket Hospital |
254 421-30 237 220-9 214 428 340 444 212386 249400 212 950 252 603-42 212 853 211 114 |
