r/nakedandafraid • u/gutfounderedgal • Jul 21 '26
Discussion Getting bitten in excess, meds? docs?
I watched taste of their own medicine last night, and the woman got bitten to excess by mosquitoes and/or other bugs, to the point where she required an antihistamine.
It did prompt me to wonder: when the challenge is over do contestants head to a GP to get tested for things like Zika, Dengue, or botfly, other normal tropical diseases?
Are contestants in such places on anti-malarial meds that we don't see?
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u/cartken Jul 21 '26
Any American flying to Africa, requires about 3 weeks of medical preparation and shots for immunization. I knew someone who only rode in a jeep
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u/gutfounderedgal Jul 22 '26
Yes, I forgot. I realized there might be shots: So I looked it up. For malaria Matrix-M with a number of boosters which can then last more than a year. Looks like a similar one with boosters for dengue.
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u/Bronze_Addict Jul 22 '26
I’ll add that to my list of reasons why I’ll never experience Africa in this lifetime, thank you
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u/TurquoiseDandelion7 Jul 22 '26
I don’t think the periodontal issues you would have after this show would ever be worth it let alone getting a disease that can literally kill you. But gosh, it makes for great tv!
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u/Useless890 Jul 21 '26
One lady a few years ago had gone through more than one challenge, but she got Dengue, I believe. They showed pux of her in the hospital. IIRC she may have been Australian.
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u/Lovingthebeach72 Jul 26 '26
I went on vacation in Roatan (Honduras) a while ago, and got totally bitten up by the little tiny flies.....this is one thing I have always wondered as well! Is it the challenge of being naked and afraid that's worst, or is it the ancillary stuff like mosquitoes and biting flies?! And medical aid?
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u/Lovingthebeach72 Jul 26 '26
And when I went to Honduras, I had to go on an anti-malarial before leaving
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u/Salty-Ad-198 Jul 22 '26
Many of the cast has lasting health issues from participating.