What do I need?
Hep A and B
Tetanus
Malaria (pills)??
What else?
Odd, I was just looking at the list for Cambodia. I think the vaccines they recommend vary country to country, but look at the CDC's website http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationList.aspx and pick which country you're interested in visiting. They have detailed information on each country, including travel alerts in affect, Regestration for emergency contact info, etc. Even if you're not a US citizen, the info on vaccines is still a good guide line to go by.
What I made sure to have before I went to China:
Hep A
Hep B
Tetnus Booster
Typhoid Fever
Flu shot (you will be on a plane - and enclosed space with dozens of people- for a while, you don't want catch anything before you even get to your destination).
I wasn't going to be in areas that required the following, but you might want to look into getting shots for:
Japanese encephalitis
Yellow Fever
Most sites recommend getting Rabies vaccine, but (in America at least ) they have a limited supply of the vaccine in circulation and so they won't give preventative shots. They want to have enough for people who actually get bitten.If you do get bitten, make sure someone gives you an immune globulin shot... which will be horribly painful and administered to the wound site. I didn't know about that, and I was bitten by a wild monkey. I only found out after the 8 day window had passed (though I did receive the active immunization shots).
As for what to get, be sure to consult with your doctor. S/He should have access to that information, even if that physician doesn't specialize in tropical diseases. However, if you can, I recommend going to a tropical disease specialist, just to be safe (I didn't do that though, so maybe I'm a hypocrite).
It varies by country, so it's hard to give suggestions for an entire region. You can find this information at the website for the US Centers for Disease Control with this link:
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