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From: 	Peter Heseltine <heseltin@hs*.us*.ed*>
Sent: 	Wednesday, September 25, 1996 12:03 AM
To: 	Tom Mount <TOM.MOUNT@wo*.at*.ne*>
Cc: 	techdiver@terra.net
Subject: 	Larium & anti-malaria prophylaxis 


On Tue, 24 Sep 1996, Tom Mount wrote:

> I'm going to the south pacifice and the solomons
> for about a months duration. Shoudl I take medication or not. We will be
> diving in the 60 to 120 meter range and I do not want Malaria but I also
> do not wish to have diving related problems.

Tom,

When I was in the Solomons last, I took doxy, and had no increase in
photosensitivity. However some individuals get severe sunburn, even with strong
sun protection cream.

All the locals don't take anything. The Peace Core girls we met did not use any 
medication for mararia, despite being required to. I would not take Doxy again,
on principle, as by using antibiotics indiscriminately, we are breeding super
bugs which are immune to there effects.

You will like the Guadacanal wrecks I am sure, they are the easiest dives I
have ever done, on a scale of 1 to 10 I rate 0 to 1 for difficulty. The locals
however think they are difficult dives, and spend hours planning a routine dive.
Be sure to bring your nitrox cert. card if you want gas fills,

Rod Nairne.

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