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September 29th, 2007, 19:17
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| Agent Smith  |  Common cold or "other"
Hey Walt! As you know, I went to Africa about two weeks ago. I think Kristie may have brought something home from the office. A little lethargy, a little stuffy, a little back pain from time to time...but no fever, chills or other flu-like symptoms that are indicative of exposure to malaria. Do you think it's something of interest considering your experience with patients in the malaria ring in SE Asia?
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September 29th, 2007, 19:28
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: southern country
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| Re: Common cold or "other"
Ick! Hope it passes fast.
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September 29th, 2007, 20:37
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| Sr. Aviation Medical Examiner  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Doug Sounds more like a viral cold. Malaria makes you SICK. You know you are sick too. Just watch it for a while and try some Tylenol. |
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September 29th, 2007, 20:41
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| Agent Smith | Re: Common cold or "other"
Thanks Walt! That's what I was thinking as well. Just a little bit of post third world paranoia!
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September 29th, 2007, 20:48
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| Moderator  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Looney Bin
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A friend of Bill's had malaria once. The Good Doc's not kidding when he says it makes you sick with a Capital "S"! She was basically incapacitated, couldn't get out of bed, couldn't keep any food/water product of anykind in, in any way. I don't know if she actually ended up hospitalized, but she was under a doctor's close watch. If you had malaria, you'd know you had something, something BAD!
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September 29th, 2007, 21:05
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Doug, I hope you're not coming down with what I've had for the last couple of weeks - it has kicked my butt. Seems like everyone around here has it. If you're really stuffy, start taking that Mucinex stuff with guifenesin now!
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September 29th, 2007, 21:29
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September 29th, 2007, 22:09
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October 3rd, 2007, 16:21
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I had the mildest cold I've ever had last week. All I had was slight nasal congestion, and that feeling you get when you know you are coming down with something. The stuffiness lasted 4 days and on the 5th day I woke up feeling 100%. What ever it was my body fought it off. I attribute that to my recent weight loss, better eating habits, and this new liquid food based multi-vitamin I've been taking.  |
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October 3rd, 2007, 17:37
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