Direct guidance
What to know or do
Tell the clinician every country and region, travel dates, bites, preventive medicine and symptom onset. Do not wait for a routine visit or self-treat with leftover antimalarial or antibiotic medicine.
What changes the answer
- The named infection or vaccine and the date and closeness of exposure
- Symptoms, vaccination or immunity history, pregnancy week and test results
- Work, household, travel or outbreak context and the time-sensitive options available
Urgent help
When to get individual help
Use urgent maternity or emergency care now. This guide cannot determine the cause or confirm that it is safe to wait.
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