Subject: Re: (Fwd) Malaria prevention -Reply
Date: Jan 2 18:36:14 1998
From: Mike Patterson - mpatters at orednet.org




Speaking as someone who nearly died of malaria, I feel obliged to state
firmly that this is not a diseases to get all herbal about.

I slept under mosquito netting, drank gin and tonic, AND was being given
what was at the time state of the art prophylaxis (Chloroquin) and managed
to catch the one of first documented cases of chloroquin resistant malaria
in Malawi.

I recovered from that only to catch the first document case of Fanzidar
resistant malaria in Malawi (some people are destined for greatness).
All in all, I had 4 separate malaria infections, eventually building up
a modecum of immunity (I went from being completely laid out to just feeling
tired all the time).

East Africa is a land of naturopathic folk medicine and this was one of
several diseases that the Singyanga wouldn't touch. If you think you've
got malaria, go to a doctor, make it clear as to what prophylaxis you've
been using (so they use something different for treatment) and make sure
you have at least one gin and tonic every day (the gin is to kill the taste
of the tonic).


>
>Hi Tweets,
>
>Of possible interest to travellers...
>
>M
>
>>>>Hello the net
>>>>
>>>> May I strongly endorse the sentiments expressed by Glen above!
>>>> Recommendations for the use of homeopathic prophylaxis should at
>>>> the very least be accompanied by description of the symptoms, the
>>>> likely timing of their appearance, the address of suppliers of the
>>>> recently developed "do-it-yourself" dipstick diagnoses and
>>>> air-evacuation contracts and so on...
>>>>

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