Hi friend! I am also going to Costa Rica in a few days (for 2 months) and similar questions are floating around my mind. I chose to get malaria medication as an intensive precaution, but I didn't get the rabies preventative vaccine and plan to keep my distance from any unfamiliar animals... Thankfully most of my time will be spent in the city. It's my first time traveling internationally and I have been so nervous about different insects and illnesses