One of my late xmas presents

I hope everyone had a good christmas. I did. However, the day before I left, I needed to get various vaccinations, including

--Polio (apparently none of us are really immune anymore, fyi)
--Tetnis (only lasts for 10 years, for those who graduated long ago)
--Typhoid Fever
--Yellow Fever

and one other I can't remember. So, now my body thinks I have one of those diseases. And my body is really pissed at me right now. Hooray! My immune system works, and hates me!

PS: Some of you may know why I would need these vaccines. If you don't, though, you can guess in the comments. The funniest guess gets a free dose of Dengue Fever!

PPS: There is a vaccine for Cholera (which I really wanted). Strangely, though, it doesn't exist in the US, and apparently was discovered in Canada. I fear for American science. Also, a common malaria medication can have the interesting side effect of nightmarish hallucinations (or "strange dreams," as the NIH calls them). I don't think I'll be taking that one.

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