fiogf49gjkf0d MAIN WATER IS CHLORINATED AND SAFE TO DRINK. DOCTORS AND DENTISTS ARE AVAILABLE. SPECIAL MEDICATION SHOULD BE BROUGHT WITH YOU. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN AGAINST: 1. MANCHINEEL TREE: THE TREE'S GREEN FRUIT IS HIGHLY POISONOUS AS WELL AS ITS BARK AND LEAVES. MOST OF THESE TREES ARE LABELED OR PAINTED WITH A RED RING.
2. SCHISTOSOMIASIS PARASITE: THIS PARASITE IS CARRIED BY SNAILS THAT INHABIT FRESH-WATER PONDS ON SOME OF THE ISLANDS AND CAN CAUSE A CRIPPLING OR DEADLY ILLNESS. ALWAYS ASK IF PONDS OR STREAMS ARE SAFE BEFORE BATHING OR WADING. 3. INSECTS: ARE A PREVALENT NUISANCE. 4. WHEN IN WATER AVOID THE BLACK SEA URCHIN AND SHARP CORAL.
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