My last 5 days of my 28 days at Sanur and i caught dengue fever.. not good fever/sweat/muscle pain/sharp headache..Mossie manage to get into my room at night.... SHOULD ALWAYS have have mosq repellent on ever at the hotel.

Meet alot of ozzie kiters... new kiters doing lessons with kodak/komang... and many experience kiters from seabreeze.

I've been a regular traveller to Bali, as has my wife for the last ten years.
Last time we were there my wife got Typhoid, sickest she's ever been and swears she'll never return

Just shows you have to be careful even when you think it's safe.

Hi Karl,

that is not a good news. Hope you'll get better soon!

D.

... I got Ross River Fever (not in Bali but in Darwin) and lucky for me you can only get it once but you have the symptoms for life, so when ever you get sick, it turbo charges what ever you get. So when ever I get the flu I can legally say to the missus I have a man flu, much worse than she would have !! You don't wanna get Dengue Fever again thats for sure!!!

cheers,

Robbie

I found this out a few years ago after a mate got dengue in Bali, and a second attack can be life threatening, indoors is just as risky as outdoors. The tiger mosquito ( aka dengue mosquito) seems to be the main culprit for spreading dengue and what a lot of people don't know is that it likes to live inside.

I just got back from Bali/sanur and used bushmans and sprayed inside accommodation.

For future reference:
The dengue mosquito (Aedes aegypti) can more readily be identified by its behaviour. Look for these signs:

It likes to live indoors and bite people indoors
It is hard to catch; it moves very quickly, darting back and forth
It likes to hide under furniture and bite people around the feet and ankles
Its bite is often relatively painless, so people may not notice they are being bitten or they may think they are being bitten by sandflies/biting midges.

The adult mosquito prefers to rest in dark areas inside and under houses and buildings. Favourite resting spots are under beds, tables and chairs; in wardrobes and closets; on piles of dirty laundry and shoes; inside open containers; in dark and quiet rooms; and even on dark objects such as clothing or furniture.

The dengue mosquito prefers to bite humans during daylight. It is very cautious when biting, flying away quickly at the slightest disturbance. An effective way to kill adult mosquitoes is to apply a residual insecticide (cockroach surface spray) onto the areas where they prefer to rest.

Where does the dengue mosquito live?
The dengue mosquito is sometimes dubbed the 'cockroach of mosquitoes' because it is truly domesticated and prefers to live in and around people's homes. It does NOT breed in swamps or drains, and does not often bite at night.

^^ the key words here are "mild dengue fever".

I could barely move for about 3 days, walking was out of the question, but as others mention getting it a second time is the problem

twenty eight days in sanur...?

you ain't got dengue...

you got VD

bull****[}:)]

Word on the street is guava juice is the best remedy. Get well soon!

He doesn't need a doctor, the doctor has already diagnosed his affliction. LOL, jesus he crack s me up.

melbourne said...


You could be right Doc...because I did do your mom before the symptoms started, she was cheapest.

seriously, you paid...?

dude, ripped off I heard she gives that stuff out for free

Why would anybody go to Bali for a second time ????

theDoctor said...

theDoctor said...

melbourne said...


You could be right Doc...because I did do your mom before the symptoms started, she was cheapest.

seriously, you paid...?

dude, ripped off I heard she gives that stuff out for free

Oh wait, my bad...

That was YOUR mum

Well,at least you're giving your sister a break Doc!