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I get eaten to hell all on my calves and ankles when I'm in LOS or the PI. My go to is Iodine (10 baht) , let it dry off, and white tiger balm afterwards.

I make a point of telling hotel reception as well, as sometimes the iodine comes off onto the sheets, and they're fine with it.

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forcebwithu Veteran

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7 minutes ago, Laawman said:

Jeez.................. I would not expect this to happen with a mozzie bite.

https://youtu.be/KrKVkXpbwnI?si=Kt0VLzVeYNTz9sKO

Why on earth did the guy not seek medical treatment sooner? Looking at the pic of the infected wound, I'm guessing the bite occurred many days earlier.

In a tropical environment, it's not unusual for any type of wound to become infected. At the first signs of infection, generally a spreading redness and swelling around a wound, is the time to seek medical care.

There's a BM on PA that did not heed that advice, and just like the guy in the YT vid ended up in the hospital for 10 days.

Since PA is a sister forum to 247 I'll post the link when he first posted pics of his bite wound. That was on July 27 and later that night he was found by a neighbor on the floor unconscious. If it wasn't for his wife, who was away at the time, calling the neighbor to check if he was ok, he wouldn't be alive to tell the his tale on Aug 11th about his extended stay in the hospital.

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I had the pleasure of catching Chikungunya on the last day of my last trip, it's a viral infection spread by mosquitoes, I've been back 5 weeks and still don't feel 100%. It feels like a bad case of the flu. 

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fygjam Mentor

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26 minutes ago, forcebwithu said:

Another mosquito borne virus to watch out for is dengue. An expat friend and his wife are both recovering from a bout of dengue.

It's the second bout of dengue that you really have to worry about.

 

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17 minutes ago, fygjam said:

It's the second bout of dengue that you really have to worry about.

I've heard that as well, but another expat friend told me he's had it three times and each bout was about the same as the previous.

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On 11/9/2025 at 1:40 PM, Glasseye said:

One just got me good on the arm. Itches like hell. 

Hate the fcukers. Only thing I hate more are flies....

 

 

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Put some of that cream on it that you have.

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1 hour ago, forcebwithu said:

I've heard that as well, but another expat friend told me he's had it three times and each bout was about the same as the previous.

Apparently it depends on the order of the serotypes which you get infected with. Some combinations are worse than others.

Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a severe form of dengue infection that can cause plasma leakage, a drop in blood platelets, and bleeding. It is characterized by an abrupt fever, bleeding phenomena, and dangerously low platelet counts, which can lead to shock (Dengue Shock Syndrome) and even death if not treated promptly. The most common cause is a secondary dengue infection in someone who has had a previous infection, as pre-existing antibodies from a previous infection can enhance the current one.  

 

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Any open or exposed wound in a tropical environment has the potential of going very wrong very quickly.

I always buy a small plastic bottle of iodine from 7/11 or the pharma and keep it in the room. we all know how easy it is to stub a toe or even if bites get infected, then, if it's rainy season and you end up walking in a flooded area..it's more than likely mixed with sewage which is a recipe for trouble. It's better than leaving a wound open or just sluicing it out with water. 

As @forcebwithu said, look for the signs like redness spreading, swelling, pus, tenderness in the area and weeping.

Secondary symptoms can be getting a fever, night sweats , fatigue and cramping. If that doesn't tell you it's time to get loaded up with broad spectrum antibiotics, then nothing will.

Leaving things "be" is the worst course of action - as illustrated here. Don't try to self diagnose if it's looking worse, as the tissue could be entering the necrosis stage which is a whole new problem all in itself.

similar thing happened to a boardie on Thaigers, @Binlid and @Nightcrawler both remember Garibaldi who almost lost his leg due to an infected bite.

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11 minutes ago, Butch said:

Any open or exposed wound in a tropical environment has the potential of going very wrong very quickly.

I always buy a small plastic bottle of iodine from 7/11 or the pharma and keep it in the room. we all know how easy it is to stub a toe or even if bites get infected, then, if it's rainy season and you end up walking in a flooded area..it's more than likely mixed with sewage which is a recipe for trouble. It's better than leaving a wound open or just sluicing it out with water. 

As @forcebwithu said, look for the signs like redness spreading, swelling, pus, tenderness in the area and weeping.

Secondary symptoms can be getting a fever, night sweats , fatigue and cramping. If that doesn't tell you it's time to get loaded up with broad spectrum antibiotics, then nothing will.

Leaving things "be" is the worst course of action - as illustrated here. Don't try to self diagnose if it's looking worse, as the tissue could be entering the necrosis stage which is a whole new problem all in itself.

similar thing happened to a boardie on Thaigers, @Binlid and @Nightcrawler both remember Garibaldi who almost lost his leg due to an infected bite.

Yep. good advice. I try to fit in the sweet spot between self diagnosis and paranoia but always carry a tube of Triple antibiptic cream to lather on bites, scrapes. etc. Better to put up a bit of a barrier if you can before the nasties get a beachhead.

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21 hours ago, Butch said:

Any open or exposed wound in a tropical environment has the potential of going very wrong very quickly.

I always buy a small plastic bottle of iodine from 7/11 or the pharma and keep it in the room. we all know how easy it is to stub a toe or even if bites get infected, then, if it's rainy season and you end up walking in a flooded area..it's more than likely mixed with sewage which is a recipe for trouble. It's better than leaving a wound open or just sluicing it out with water. 

As @forcebwithu said, look for the signs like redness spreading, swelling, pus, tenderness in the area and weeping.

Secondary symptoms can be getting a fever, night sweats , fatigue and cramping. If that doesn't tell you it's time to get loaded up with broad spectrum antibiotics, then nothing will.

Leaving things "be" is the worst course of action - as illustrated here. Don't try to self diagnose if it's looking worse, as the tissue could be entering the necrosis stage which is a whole new problem all in itself.

similar thing happened to a boardie on Thaigers, @Binlid and @Nightcrawler both remember Garibaldi who almost lost his leg due to an infected bite.

 

When I was getting my recent toe slicing patched up...   I asked the doctor how I would know if it was not healing properly ? She said I would smell an odor.   5555

@boydeste can give a good recommendation on proper cream for such wounds.

 

**** I have learned not to give such "minor" bodily offenses good attention.

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I remember that I used to get quite a reaction from Thai mosquito bites on my first trip or two but then my body must have developed a tolerance for them because they haven't bothered me much since - I still get bitten, usually on my legs when I'm sitting at beer bars in the evening, but the bites don't show up as great red patches like they did on those first trips. My main annoyance with Thai mosquitoes is that they are so damned small you can barely see them - a fraction of the size of our Canadian varieties which are quite easy to spot and swat. 

I also got a bad reaction from Philippine mosquitoes way back then - here's my leg after spending a night in a room with a defective bug screen on the window in 2003:

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On 11/10/2025 at 6:37 AM, bexwell said:

I had the pleasure of catching Chikungunya on the last day of my last trip, it's a viral infection spread by mosquitoes, I've been back 5 weeks and still don't feel 100%. It feels like a bad case of the flu. 

I've been to the tropical diseases clinic again this week as my recovery seems very slow and have been told I'll have to take antivirals for the next 12 months although my condition will be reviewed in 6 months.

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