Tips for a comfortable, happy and safe visit ...

Disease Transmissions

BY MOSQUITOES 

Malaria
Yellow Fever
Dengue Fever
Elephantiasis

BY UNPROTECTED SEX AND/OR
CONTAMINATED NEEDS

AIDS
Hepatitis B

BY CONTAMINATED WATER 

Hepatitis A
Meningitis A and C
Polio
Shistosomiasis (Bilharzia)
Typhoid
Cholera

There are unofficial reports of an increase in the number of Cholera and Typhoid cases in Kenya.  Ensure strict food and water hygiene at all times.

GENERAL HYGIENE TIPS  ...

• Keep inoculations up-to-date.
• Take precautions against mosquitoes, either by taking prophylactics or by using coils and nets.
• Wash your hands frequently - and especially before eating.
• Drink only boiled or bottled water.
• Drink plenty of water to avoid sunstroke and dehydration.
• Judge the restaurant before eating salads and fruits (already peeled fruits).
• Beware of ice in drinks, unless you know it was made from pure water.
• Never walk barefooted.
• Wear jelly-shoes, or equivalent, in the sea to avoid sea urchins and corals.