Thursday, March 17, 2011

that crazy malaria

I'm doing some comparison shopping for anti-malarials, and I'm not really sure which is worse—getting malaria or taking the pills. Side effects can include:

severe sensitivity to the sun
loss of hair
loss of eyesight
hallucinations
night terrors
killing your wife (60 Minutes did a story on this)
mouth ulcers
headaches
questionable clothing choices
constipation
diarrhea
odd-shaped thumbs
yeast infections
depression
Bieber-fever
anxiety
general insanity
loss of appetite
upset stomach

Oh, and did I mention malaria? Turns out you can take the pills and still get the disease. Hurray for modern medicine!
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2 comments:

  1. Lois BergstromMarch 17, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    Well, at least you don't have to worry about the killing your wife side effect... Where to this time??

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  2. shannonMarch 17, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    First up is Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Next is China. Then Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Singapore. And then I end in New Zealand, where I plan to work for a year.

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