Medicine to keep Soldiers in battle

Province of NANGARHAR, Afghanistan-"Pope ants and Wasps, oh my!"

Nangarhar unforgiving one terrain, Nuristan, Konar and provinces in Eastern Afghanistan hosts Laghmanin hoards of insects and wildlife create quite hairy situation will co-habitating forces; however, he gave up medicine section of Charlie Company, 426th Brigade support Battalion, Bastogne Task Force Soldiers See "block" with these creatures on a daily basis.

What is the worst of the vector problem pestering Soldiers deployed in the environment?

"To fly!We have to fly in tonnes and mosquitoes ... and mosquitoes are so much worse because it is difficult to see, "said Fort Campbell, Ky, officer for medicine in forward operating Base Fenty, Jalalabad, Captain Susan Gosine.

Mosquitoes and sand flies to cause a particular challenge, because they can be a vector diseases such as malaria carriers use abroad will be directed. Soldiers take to ensure that they are not Contracting Parties to the disease, despite the fact that many Soldiers forget to their pills medication.Occurred in 2009, mostly, take the prescribed antibiotics without forgetting the Soldiers Malaria 29 case.

"In particular I would like to emphasize the understanding of malaria," said Lt. Joseph Llanos and the column, Saginaw, Mich. 101st Airborne Division, is based out of the doctor in medicine-Bagram airfield.Servicemembers are highest during August and September.

Although vector control for the issues that PM is dealing with a large part, it does not only concern Gosine. He is, in General, which corresponds to the FOB residents living conditions, in the manufacture of food and environmental safety of the water.

"Generic medicine in preventing disease and injuries during the battle," said Gosine, with a group of Soldiers and work with a view to THE FOB Fenty his techs.

PM is very important forces in the field situation. If war is too small to contain the disease shall be kept for a period of travellers, their ability to perform the operation is significantly degraded. I.e. why Gosine and his Xantrex 1500 team on a regular basis, visit the remote control to set up outposts and submit in the actions in the field of TF Bastogne.

"If you consider earlier wars, medicine is very important because the troops can lose something as simple as diarrhea," said Gosine.

Even the common cold to combat degrader, but the characters in the dining area of the plant and latrines is similar to the Soldiers practice good personal hygiene techniques.

Llanos "our aim is to retain the because you get sick, when it is a showstopper," said. "But if you stop the Soldiers has an overall healthier. "

One of the Soldiers do to prevent illness to wash their hands regularly. "I can't say it enough, "warns Gosine.

These insects as the PM on the corner of their Soldiers and similar safe environment and something other than a-combat civilians, which may cause them injury.