I traveled to Bolivia and Haiti for an extended time. I took malaria pills for a few weeks then stopped, because the pills only work on certain strains of Mala

I traveled to Bolivia and Haiti for an extended time. I took malaria pills for a few weeks then stopped, because the pills only work on certain strains of Malaria. So even if you TAKE the pills you can still get it. The side effects suck, talk about weird dreams, feeling bad, and just other nastyness. I honestly don't remember what they all were but I know I stopped taking the pills because of that. They are also very expensive. Malaria is a huge problem in Haiti and Bolivia some of the nuns I was staying with had it more than once. I was always more afraid of dengue than malaria, but that is because that was the bug going around locally. I'm no expert on Malaria and I don't know why it isn't a bigger problem in the states, but I can tell you that the meds are difficult to take for an extended period of time and (granted I never got malaria) the pros of taking the meds did not outweigh the cons when I could still possibly get malaria.