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Even for these places I have never heard of doctors prescribing antibiotics simply as a precaution when traveling. Is this commonly done in the US? At least to
by DangerousPie 12y ago
Even for these places I have never heard of doctors prescribing antibiotics simply as a precaution when traveling. Is this commonly done in the US?
At least to me this idea seems very strange. Not only are there side effects and antibiotic resistance to consider, but they also won't help you at all against viral diseases or protozoans (unless you take special antibiotics).
- Mikeb85 12y agoI know for the country I travel to, the doctors in that country will give you antibiotics if you go into the jungle. If you stay on the coast you might be OK, but they still recommend having antibiotics on you. The first time I went I didn't take antibiotics, and even though I was careful, I had an infection within a week...