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braverichard · #1 12-14-2004, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by boneheaddoctor

Malaria, like herpes, stays in your system one you contract it, and makes recurring appearances, causeing fevers , shakes, and other symptoms before going back into remission......

what part of that is incorrect................

Like this car, when you think its sold, it comes back, again, and again, and again.....

Not to detract from the topic of this wonderful thread, but I've had malaria, in fact, I lived for many years over several countries in which malaria is more common than the common cold/flu is here and NO, once you get it it doesn't stay in your system and doesn't have recurring appearances. Just thought I'd mention it.

boneheaddoctor · #2 12-14-2004, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by braverichard

Not to detract from the topic of this wonderful thread, but I've had malaria, in fact, I lived for many years over several countries in which malaria is more common than the common cold/flu is here and NO, once you get it it doesn't stay in your system and doesn't have recurring appearances. Just thought I'd mention it.

OK, well that clears up a misunderstanding I had of it.....I thought you never got rid of it and it came back periodicly.......

grimgaunt · #3 12-14-2004, 08:12 AM

I have lived in the tropics, and yes - the plasmodium parasite stays in your system, took me 3 bouts before I was rid of it.

Look up the plasmodium vector cycle in 'Kumar and Robbins' (pathology text) and you'll find that it does recur.

cheers

oilslick · #4 12-14-2004, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by grimgaunt

- the plasmodium parasite stays in your system, took me 3 bouts before I was rid of it.

Is that anything like the Benzmodium parasite that most of us have?

Kevin

boneheaddoctor · #5 12-14-2004, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by grimgaunt

I have lived in the tropics, and yes - the plasmodium parasite stays in your system, took me 3 bouts before I was rid of it.

Look up the plasmodium vector cycle in 'Kumar and Robbins' (pathology text) and you'll find that it does recur.

cheers

well thats closer to what I believed was what happened................as someone who is glad they have never gotten it.....by virtue of not being in a place it has not been mostly erradicated.

braverichard · #6 12-14-2004, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by grimgaunt

I have lived in the tropics, and yes - the plasmodium parasite stays in your system, took me 3 bouts before I was rid of it.

Look up the plasmodium vector cycle in 'Kumar and Robbins' (pathology text) and you'll find that it does recur.

cheers

You must not have had the appropriate treatment to get rid of the malarial parasite. Once it has been cured by the best means, it never comes back. Trust me, I've spent 4/5 of my life living the countries in which mosquitos carrying plasmodium are all over the place. Not to mention that I had the disease as a child. I know this stuff doesn't recur. But anyway, let's not detract from the subject of this thread.