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Originally Posted by Kristie  Tonic water!! that's what i keep hearing about....it has the quinine that everyone says is needed to ward of malaria...i'd say just drink that during the entire trip (if you can find them) and use the deet sprays! Malaria is a bigger problem in the tropics than it is in locations like South Africa...but it's not non-existent either. |
It's kind of funny that way back when I was in high school and was in my AP chemistry class, we had to do a 6 month study on the alkaloid family and I was assigned Quinine. I conducted this elaborate study with lab rats, mazes, behavior modification, etc to measure the effects of quinine on laboratory rats vs. the control group. There wasn't any measurable effect, therefore I have no problem with having a little tonic water with my vodka!
