On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 07:05:04PM +0000, shirish शिरीष wrote: > at bottom :- > > On 14/06/2016, Julian Andres Klode <j...@debian.org> wrote: > > > Just to add: A "Hepatitis A" vaccination is recommended for South > > African cities (at least in Germany it's recommended). It has a > > tendency to spread with water. > > > > -- > > Debian Developer - deb.li/jak | jak-linux.org - free software dev > > > > When replying, only quote what is necessary, and write each reply > > directly below the part(s) it pertains to (`inline'). Thank you. > > _______________________________________________ > > Debconf-discuss mailing list > > Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org > > http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss > > > > Dear Julian, > This whole thread was crucial. The South African DHA-84 Form 11 which > I filled recommended to get "Hepatitis A" vaccination done only if you > are going to stay in South Africa for more than 3 months. > > With your insight/knowledge I did take the vaccine today as its better > to take it rather than give opportunity to get sick while traveling > due to water, something as severe as "Hepatitis A" which spreads with > water. although will be sticking with bottled water or filtered water > as much as possible.
Severe might be overstated. 90% heal within 1 month, 10% might take a few months to heal, and only 0.01% to 0.1% are lethal.[1] The annoying (or good?) part is you'll only notice it after DebConf has finished, as incubation time is around 2 weeks. So, yes, it's a good idea to get it, but as it won't cause permanent damage it's not an absolute must I think. [1] German source: https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Infekt/EpidBull/Merkblaetter/Ratgeber_HepatitisA.html#doc2374552bodyText8 -- Debian Developer - deb.li/jak | jak-linux.org - free software dev When replying, only quote what is necessary, and write each reply directly below the part(s) it pertains to (`inline'). Thank you. _______________________________________________ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
