Malaria...DANGEROUS! We all know that but as a Tropical Meds person said to me when I had it you have to know what it is before you treat it! Duh you say!
Fact was felt like flu on Sunday, not so bad Monday, stuffed Tuesday. Blood test negative, Wednesday blood test negative, Thursday blood test negative, Liver function test satisfactory. By the end of Thursday not feeling too good (lack of food etc) Friday Blood test Positive.
Thank god was all I could say, had my Halfan but took about 6 months before I would say all was normal. The moral of this is, the Doc would not give me ANYTHING until he was sure as there are different strains and you can mask one type inadvertantly and make things worse. Pilots by trade are all good self fixers but in this case would say as others did that prevention is by far the better cure!
Sorry if I have duplicated anyone else, 35 years here and only 1 go touch wood!
Fly safe all and sundown to sunrise IS the time for both types of night fighters
