Why Malaria Sucks Today
-
Almost managed to get through 5 years of living in the Solomons without catching Malaria. But I've been experiencing weird flu-like symptoms, so I went down to the Clinic, had the test, and I've got P. Falciparum 2/200. My wife and I have been having this running joke - The Solomons won't let you leave without a 'scar'. I almost lost my right index finger to a tropical sore last week, but managed to stop the infection with some anitbiotics. So it hit back with PF. Anyway I'll take the Coartem and it will be gone in 3 days. Why so many people die from Malaria is completely beyond me, there's just no excuse. PS. If you're travelling anywhere tropical these holidays where Malaria is a threat DO NOT take anti-malarials. Just try to not get bitten by the mossies (why mosquitoes suck today) and buy some Coartem or Artensunate from a local chemist when you leave, just in case.
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
-
Almost managed to get through 5 years of living in the Solomons without catching Malaria. But I've been experiencing weird flu-like symptoms, so I went down to the Clinic, had the test, and I've got P. Falciparum 2/200. My wife and I have been having this running joke - The Solomons won't let you leave without a 'scar'. I almost lost my right index finger to a tropical sore last week, but managed to stop the infection with some anitbiotics. So it hit back with PF. Anyway I'll take the Coartem and it will be gone in 3 days. Why so many people die from Malaria is completely beyond me, there's just no excuse. PS. If you're travelling anywhere tropical these holidays where Malaria is a threat DO NOT take anti-malarials. Just try to not get bitten by the mossies (why mosquitoes suck today) and buy some Coartem or Artensunate from a local chemist when you leave, just in case.
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Lee Humphries wrote:
Why so many people die from Malaria is completely beyond me, there's just no excuse.
Poverty seems a good excuse to me. I spent some time in rural Uganda and almost everyone there suffers from Malaria, but very few of them can afford decent medical treatment.
Just say 'NO' to evaluated arguments for diadic functions! Ash
-
Lee Humphries wrote:
Why so many people die from Malaria is completely beyond me, there's just no excuse.
Poverty seems a good excuse to me. I spent some time in rural Uganda and almost everyone there suffers from Malaria, but very few of them can afford decent medical treatment.
Just say 'NO' to evaluated arguments for diadic functions! Ash
You fixed it, just as I pressed reply: Freudian slip perhaps? Do you have something against doctors? :laugh:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
-
You fixed it, just as I pressed reply: Freudian slip perhaps? Do you have something against doctors? :laugh:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
Yes, I pressed PostMessage, and re-read what I had written and immediately thought " :wtf: !". I know what word my brain was saying but I've no idea why my fingers did that. I guess 2011 is going to be much like the previous 65 years with lots of mistakes: Ho hum ...
Just say 'NO' to evaluated arguments for diadic functions! Ash
-
Yes, I pressed PostMessage, and re-read what I had written and immediately thought " :wtf: !". I know what word my brain was saying but I've no idea why my fingers did that. I guess 2011 is going to be much like the previous 65 years with lots of mistakes: Ho hum ...
Just say 'NO' to evaluated arguments for diadic functions! Ash
:laugh: I do it all the time, and I've only had 50 years of mistakes...
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
-
Lee Humphries wrote:
Why so many people die from Malaria is completely beyond me, there's just no excuse.
Poverty seems a good excuse to me. I spent some time in rural Uganda and almost everyone there suffers from Malaria, but very few of them can afford decent medical treatment.
Just say 'NO' to evaluated arguments for diadic functions! Ash
There's poverty here in the Solomons too. But next to nobody dies from Malaria. Like I said "there's no excuse". The treatment is cheap, third world cheap, so the reason people are dying isn't due to that.
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
-
There's poverty here in the Solomons too. But next to nobody dies from Malaria. Like I said "there's no excuse". The treatment is cheap, third world cheap, so the reason people are dying isn't due to that.
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
-
Almost managed to get through 5 years of living in the Solomons without catching Malaria. But I've been experiencing weird flu-like symptoms, so I went down to the Clinic, had the test, and I've got P. Falciparum 2/200. My wife and I have been having this running joke - The Solomons won't let you leave without a 'scar'. I almost lost my right index finger to a tropical sore last week, but managed to stop the infection with some anitbiotics. So it hit back with PF. Anyway I'll take the Coartem and it will be gone in 3 days. Why so many people die from Malaria is completely beyond me, there's just no excuse. PS. If you're travelling anywhere tropical these holidays where Malaria is a threat DO NOT take anti-malarials. Just try to not get bitten by the mossies (why mosquitoes suck today) and buy some Coartem or Artensunate from a local chemist when you leave, just in case.
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Lee Humphries wrote:
Almost managed to get through 5 years of living in the Solomons without catching Malaria.
I'm just curious as to why you are there in the first place? Work. Family.
Lee Humphries wrote:
I almost lost my right index finger to a tropical sore last week,
My buddy in the Army lost half of his right index finger (trigger finger) to a spider bite (The Brown Recluse) while we were on patrol. He had to be medivac out of our area of operation.
Lee Humphries wrote:
If you're travelling anywhere tropical these holidays
I don't do tropical, the Mid-East or Mexico anymore. :)
-
There are poorer places than the Solomons though. Also, I suspect, places with a lot more war.
Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]
And war would have to be one of the reasons.
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
-
And war would have to be one of the reasons.
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
-
There's poverty here in the Solomons too. But next to nobody dies from Malaria. Like I said "there's no excuse". The treatment is cheap, third world cheap, so the reason people are dying isn't due to that.
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
-
Almost managed to get through 5 years of living in the Solomons without catching Malaria. But I've been experiencing weird flu-like symptoms, so I went down to the Clinic, had the test, and I've got P. Falciparum 2/200. My wife and I have been having this running joke - The Solomons won't let you leave without a 'scar'. I almost lost my right index finger to a tropical sore last week, but managed to stop the infection with some anitbiotics. So it hit back with PF. Anyway I'll take the Coartem and it will be gone in 3 days. Why so many people die from Malaria is completely beyond me, there's just no excuse. PS. If you're travelling anywhere tropical these holidays where Malaria is a threat DO NOT take anti-malarials. Just try to not get bitten by the mossies (why mosquitoes suck today) and buy some Coartem or Artensunate from a local chemist when you leave, just in case.
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
I am from the DRC (Democratic Republic of The Congo). I spent most of my life in central Africa (18 years). I used to get malaria a least ones a year. So did all my family and friends. It is not a big deal when people get malaria because everybody is used to it. Even a 10 year old knows what medecine to take when he/she has malaria. It is never a big deal when someone gets malaria. I think i have had it more than 30 times in my life. It is just like getting the flu in Europe during winter. You know that you need vitamin C, to keep yourself warm ... The reason why a lot of people die from malaria in Central Africa is that there are very pour places where people can't afford the drugs that we call affordable. There are very few hospitals and most of them are private. In public hospitals, there are almost no staff because they get paid peanut. Even in non poor areas some people can't afford those drugs. There are almost no job opportunities. What is more important in Central Africa is politics. They seem to have forgotten about the people. They seem to have forgotten that people need jobs, that they need to eat. They seem to not care what is happening to their own people... I can write ,not a book, but a lot of books about this. But i think you get the gist. Central African countries have a very long story that started in the 1960s. That story is not over yet. But, you know what they say : "Every story has an happy ending. If you are not happy, it is not the end yet.
-
Sadly the war they ignore is the one against violence.
Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]
"War against violence": an oxymoron if there ever was one.
Software Zen:
delete this;
Fold With Us![^] -
I am from the DRC (Democratic Republic of The Congo). I spent most of my life in central Africa (18 years). I used to get malaria a least ones a year. So did all my family and friends. It is not a big deal when people get malaria because everybody is used to it. Even a 10 year old knows what medecine to take when he/she has malaria. It is never a big deal when someone gets malaria. I think i have had it more than 30 times in my life. It is just like getting the flu in Europe during winter. You know that you need vitamin C, to keep yourself warm ... The reason why a lot of people die from malaria in Central Africa is that there are very pour places where people can't afford the drugs that we call affordable. There are very few hospitals and most of them are private. In public hospitals, there are almost no staff because they get paid peanut. Even in non poor areas some people can't afford those drugs. There are almost no job opportunities. What is more important in Central Africa is politics. They seem to have forgotten about the people. They seem to have forgotten that people need jobs, that they need to eat. They seem to not care what is happening to their own people... I can write ,not a book, but a lot of books about this. But i think you get the gist. Central African countries have a very long story that started in the 1960s. That story is not over yet. But, you know what they say : "Every story has an happy ending. If you are not happy, it is not the end yet.
I always thought that once you got malaria, you always had it, and you always had to take medication for it...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
-----
You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
-----
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
I always thought that once you got malaria, you always had it, and you always had to take medication for it...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
-----
You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
-----
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997lol. No, friend. I have have it more than 30 times :) By the way, if your are travelling to central Africa or anywhere tropical, i HIGHLY recommend that you DO take anti-malarias. That is because your body is not used to it. The first time is always fatal.
-
Almost managed to get through 5 years of living in the Solomons without catching Malaria. But I've been experiencing weird flu-like symptoms, so I went down to the Clinic, had the test, and I've got P. Falciparum 2/200. My wife and I have been having this running joke - The Solomons won't let you leave without a 'scar'. I almost lost my right index finger to a tropical sore last week, but managed to stop the infection with some anitbiotics. So it hit back with PF. Anyway I'll take the Coartem and it will be gone in 3 days. Why so many people die from Malaria is completely beyond me, there's just no excuse. PS. If you're travelling anywhere tropical these holidays where Malaria is a threat DO NOT take anti-malarials. Just try to not get bitten by the mossies (why mosquitoes suck today) and buy some Coartem or Artensunate from a local chemist when you leave, just in case.
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Hi Lee, I thought Falciparum was the really bad flavor that required hospital and iv-admin of drugs. Glad to hear you are off more "lightly" than that. Dengue is the big one here in Thailand, and this year was a great one for the virus, and a lousy ones for humans. Dengue's carried by Aedes Aegyptus, and like the Anopheles that carries malaria, is carried only by the females (only the females suck blood). And, while I'm not sure about Anopheles and Malaria, only a mature Aedes female can give you Dengue. Be well, soon ! best, Bill
"Many : not conversant with mathematical studies, imagine that because it [the Analytical Engine] is to give results in numerical notation, its processes must consequently be arithmetical, numerical, rather than algebraical and analytical. This is an error. The engine can arrange and combine numerical quantities as if they were letters or any other general symbols; and it fact it might bring out its results in algebraical notation, were provisions made accordingly." Ada, Countess Lovelace, 1844
-
lol. No, friend. I have have it more than 30 times :) By the way, if your are travelling to central Africa or anywhere tropical, i HIGHLY recommend that you DO take anti-malarias. That is because your body is not used to it. The first time is always fatal.
I don't plan on leaving the confines of the continental U.S. Of course, an ill-timed zombie apocalypse could change all that...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
-----
You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
-----
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
Almost managed to get through 5 years of living in the Solomons without catching Malaria. But I've been experiencing weird flu-like symptoms, so I went down to the Clinic, had the test, and I've got P. Falciparum 2/200. My wife and I have been having this running joke - The Solomons won't let you leave without a 'scar'. I almost lost my right index finger to a tropical sore last week, but managed to stop the infection with some anitbiotics. So it hit back with PF. Anyway I'll take the Coartem and it will be gone in 3 days. Why so many people die from Malaria is completely beyond me, there's just no excuse. PS. If you're travelling anywhere tropical these holidays where Malaria is a threat DO NOT take anti-malarials. Just try to not get bitten by the mossies (why mosquitoes suck today) and buy some Coartem or Artensunate from a local chemist when you leave, just in case.
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Lee Humphries wrote:
I almost lost my right index finger to a tropical sore last week
I almost lost a foot and part of a leg, a few years back in Thailand, to a septic wound that developed from a scratch which I let go for too long before seeking medical attention. I knew I was in trouble when the doctor took one look and said to go right to the hospital. I even had the pleasure of having gangrenous skin cut out of the wound without anesthesia on that occasion. I seem to develop these infections most often at the start of the monsoon season. So does my father-in-law. He treats them with some herbal compresses. No more home remedies for me. I am off to the chemist at the first sign of inflammation. The tropics are alive with life at every level of evolution.
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
Think inside the box! ProActive Secure Systems
I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes -
lol. No, friend. I have have it more than 30 times :) By the way, if your are travelling to central Africa or anywhere tropical, i HIGHLY recommend that you DO take anti-malarias. That is because your body is not used to it. The first time is always fatal.
hervebags wrote:
I have have it more than 30 times <--> The first time is always fatal.
<nitpicking> Aren't those statements slightly contradictory? </nitpicking>
"When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert
-
hervebags wrote:
I have have it more than 30 times <--> The first time is always fatal.
<nitpicking> Aren't those statements slightly contradictory? </nitpicking>
"When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert
I don't see what you mean. I grew up in central Africa. I guess the first time i got malaria was when i was a baby. Every mother who knows that their baby can get malaria do their best to prevent their baby from getting malaria. That does not mean that their baby will not be bitten by mosquitoes. Everybody knows what medication to take in the rain season (malaria season). However, the first time is fatal for those people that come to central Africa without taking any anti-malaria,just like David Livingstone (an explorer from the 19th century :)) So, if you plan to come to central Africa, take some anti-malaria. Once you get there, get bitten by as many mosquito as you can without worrying about getting malaria. :) After that you should not worry. Your first time will not be "fatal". This is just my opinion of what one should do. It is better to consult a doctor. However, I have never seen anyone where is grew up getting malaria and it being fatal (I am talking about those that can afford medication). Of course, as i explained before, if you can't afford the medication it will be fatal.
