Malaria Free!
Moby | 14/2/2007Celebrations. I’ve made it to 1+ month free of Malaria.
Which now makes me Malaria Free according to the CDC…
No cover for Malaria on my travel insurance for the next year tho.. so will have to be extra careful.
Im quite glad i didnt read too much about what happens in your body when you have it.. Some of the research Ive come across:
Falciparum malaria: The most dangerous type of malaria. Red blood cells infected with the parasite tend to sludge and form microinfarctions (small areas of dead tissue due to lack of oxygen) in capillaries in the brain, liver, adrenal gland, intestinal tract, kidneys, lungs, and other organs. Treatment is in a hospital setting, using intravenous medications.
Looks like I would have been classifed as having Severe Malaria. As I had Thrombocytopenia. on the 15th December my platelet count was 24,000
In an adult, a normal count is about 150,000 to 450,000 platelets per microliter (x 10–6/Liter) of blood.
URGH!
Good you're healthy dude.. sounds like it hasn't put to
The Gacko | 15/2/2007Good you’re healthy dude.. sounds like it hasn’t put to much of a dent in the 1000 day holiday 8)