I am responding to your letter referring to your trip to the island of Jamaica. I understand your concern for contracting a disease in during your stay; but I would like to assure you that if you follow my instructions for preventions you will be ok. Enclosed in this letter I have included information about the Island of Jamaica and it different disease risks.
Jamaica, island country, third largest island in the west Indies, situated south of Cuba. Jamaica is in the Eastern Standard Time. But they do not observe daylight saving time. The name Jamaica was derived from the country's Arawak name "Xaymaca", which means "the land of wood and water".
In winter, the average temperature is 75 degrees; in summer it's about 80. This means that a vacation in summer can be very pleasant. The terrain is mountainous, except for tracts of lowlands in the southern coastal area. The principal range, in the eastern section of the island, is the Blue Mountains, of which Blue Mountain Peak (2,256 m/ 7,402 ft) is the highest point on the island. A series of lesser mountains extends west to the extremity of the island, over an extensive plateau. The coastline, 1,020 km (635 mi) long, is irregular, particularly in the south, and the island has a number of natural harbors, including those at Kingston, Saint Ann's Bay, Montega bay, and Port Maria. Thermal springs occur in various areas. No other volcanic phenomena are apparent, but the island is subject to earthquakes. Many small unnavigable rivers cross the island. .
Vaccinations are not required to enter the island unless you have visited any of the following countries within the past 6 weeks: Asia, Africa, Central & South America, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Trinidad & Tobago. The diseases one must look out for when visiting Jamaica are malaria, Dengue Fever and cholera.
Malaria is a serious disease that is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito.
