The prevalence of street food and less-than-satisfactory food-handling practices in some of these places may present an increased risk of travellers’ diarrhoea. It can be hard to prevent travellers’ diarrhoea, but avoiding raw foods, salads, ice or ice cream, and drinking bottled water or drinks instead of tap water are some ways to decrease your risk. Symptoms usually present within a week and can include high fever, headaches, flu-like symptoms and a skin rash. Early symptoms may includetingling around the bite, flu-like symptoms, fever, headache, muscle aches, loss of appetite, nausea and fatigue. Later, symptoms usually affect the neurological system and can include altered mental state/confusion, agitation, aggression, unusual posturing, muscle spasms and weakness.

Source: The Star February 04, 2020 23:37 UTC