Information about countries
International Development Groups (in MIT)
Gives country profile, passport/ visa requirements, immunization requirements, etc. (all information needed to travel)
This CDC Website has all the basic information we need---> http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationMauritania.aspx
I'll highlight a few of the biggest points although I encourage everybody to read the entire website:
1. Immunizations. Everyone needs to go to their doctor and figure out exactly what vaccines you need:
a. yellow fever
b. hepatitis A
c. hepatitis B
d. typhoid
e. polio
f. rabies
2. *Malaria.*We'll need to get anti-malarial medication and remind each other EVERY SINGLE DAY to eat it. This is our biggest health risk. Some symptoms fyi:
3. Medicine To Bring.
4. Bug/Mosquito Bites. Because mosquito/bug bites are so scary and carry so many diseases, CDC also recommends that we: