InsideOut Travel—Mexican Medicine Is Muy Bueno

July 2004

	HEALTH
	Mexican Medicine Is Muy Bueno
	by Kathleen Crislip If you find yourself with a strange rash, appendicitis or a heatstroke and you’re in Mexico, you’re in luck. The Mexican health system is modern—hospitals and clinics are (largely) well equipped and the staff truly cares about your health. Health care in Mexico also costs much less than in the United States. So, don’t hesitate to consult health professionals while traveling south of the border. You won’t be parted from many pesos and you’ll doubtless be cured.				On a recent Mexican journey, I was looking forward to a few days of sun basking in a tiny Pacific coast fishing village but, on day one, I noticed some strange red bumps popping up on the tops of my feet. The bumps itched badly and I thought it might be a reaction to sand fleas—although that seemed strange, since I’ve had my feet in a lot of warm sand in my life. “No-see-ums,” my husband suggested. “Washing my legs in a bucket on the street was not a planned highlight of my trip.” The University of California, Davis, Bohart Museum of Entomology describes these as “small biting flies… ferocious biters that feed on blood… No-see-ums will bite humans, domestic and wild animals and birds. They have short mouthparts and feed by injecting saliva into the skin, which causes blood to pool just under the skin surface.” more >> << home << discuss article >>
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