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Mon Sep-08-03 02:03 PM
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| 12 Marines in Liberia Contract Malaria.... |
| Superfly
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Mon Sep-08-03 02:04 PM
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| 1. Guess they can't give blood anymore |
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for the rest of their lives. The Red Cross is going to have to do without them.
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| RobertSeattle
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Mon Sep-08-03 02:15 PM
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| 2. Somebody wasn't taking their malaria pills! |
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Troops often pass rumors of side affects of malaria pills and they don't take them. Caught!
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Mon Sep-08-03 02:25 PM
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| 3. Well there are side-effects |
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some people's reaction to one of the anti-malarial drugs is the lysis of their red blood cells. Martha would say, that is not a good thing.
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Mon Sep-08-03 03:16 PM
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At least they don't have Sickle Cell Anemia.
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Mon Sep-08-03 04:15 PM
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| 5. there are resistant strains of malaria in Africa |
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Last I heard the only pill to work in that region is methlyquine, which (I know from personal experience) can cause hallucinations, nightmares, depression and anxiety. It is pretty hard for most people to tolerate more than for a short period.
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