Chris Matthews in Hospital in Washington with Malaria!

News via Radio | 07/23/02 | Me

[kcvl]

That's all I have heard so far...

[hgro]

How moving!!

[hgro]

A loudmouth nevers retires. That dud will keep foaming at the mouth until his sponsors realize he is talking to a blank screen.

[Vidalia]

That was Mary Layyuh...

[Rome2000]

"He felt fatigued, sweaty and exhausted yesterday....

Doesn't he get that way every time W's poll numbers are released?

[Urbane_Guerilla]

Politics aside, I wish he recovers and he needs our prayers.

I dont mean to seem disrespectful, but why does he need our prayers? Because he is a celebrity? Why not the lady down the street, or the newspaper carrier?

Do you really have all the time to pray for this guy and everybody else, too? How does that work? Do you look at lists of celebrities to pray for? How about your local obits ... do you read each one so you can pray for each local family who has lost a loved one?

How does this process work?

[clintonh8r]

That was John Gorrie. Actually he invented the ice making machine as opposed to what we now think of as the air conditioner. By the way, it's Apalachicola

[clintonh8r]

I'm praying for the poor, innocent mosquito. He was only doing what mosquitoes do naturally. It was Chris who invaded the mosquito's natural habitat.

[bioprof]

It depends on what type he has- there are three types- one can be a killer- the other two are not as serious. If he has to be treated intravenously, that's not a great sign. Either way, a person can have symptoms for years after the initial exposure.
I'm glad you were fortunate to have the more common, less serious kind-not everyone is so lucky. Malaria still kills more people in the world than almost any other disease.

[lwoodham]

"He felt fatigued, sweaty and exhausted..."

Oh my God, I have had it for years then. Heading for the nearest Vet...

[Kozak]

Malaria used to be endemic in large parts of the US. We eradicated it in the early 20th century with public health measures and to a large extent the widespread use of DDT.

While it is true that it can usually only be spread by mosquito bite, the problem is the Anopheles mosquito is still here. If they bite an infected individual, the mosquito population can become reiinfected.

The other problem is that over time malaria has become increasingly resistant to our drug therapies, in some areas there are NO effective drugs for the bug.

No need to panic but its another one of those potential problems out there.

[lwoodham]

Malaria used to be endemic in large parts of the US. We eradicated it in the early 20th century with public health measures and to a large extent the widespread use of DDT.

While it is true that it can usually only be spread by mosquito bite, the problem is the Anopheles mosquito is still here. If they bite an infected individual, the mosquito population can become reiinfected.

The other problem is that over time malaria has become increasingly resistant to our drug therapies, in some areas there are NO effective drugs for the bug.

No need to panic but its another one of those potential problems out there.

Problem here is the left wing liberal environmentalist waccos don't want us using DDT anymore.

[blam]

"Actually he invented the ice making machine as opposed to what we now think of as the air conditioner.

Thanks. I was close

By the way, it's Apalachicola

My HS played a football game against them one year. Loooong road trip.

I saw a documentary on this subject years ago. Apparently ice was only obtainable from time to time when an ice ship arrived and everyone knew the ice ship schedule. John served ice in the drinks of his dinner guests one night and no-one believed him when he said that he had made the ice, however, everyone else was out of ice and knew that the ice ship had not delivered ice. (also...the French ambassador was one of the dinner guests.)

[dutchess]

My father was stationed in the pacific during WWII and had a very bad case of malaria. Through the years (maybe every 10 years) he would come down with the same severe symptoms... The docs always said it probably started as a flu but he still probably carried something that caused the more severe reaction....

[blam]

"No need to panic but its another one of those potential problems out there."

You mean like West Nile Virus? We have birds dying left and right around here from WNV. Can dogs get WNV? One of my four dogs has been looking sickly lately. I found two dead birds ( a dove and a blue jay) in my yard last week. In-put appreciated. Thanks.

[rockfish59]

Is this from when he fought at Guadalcanal?
TAKE YOUR ATABRINE, MISTER!

[Faraday]

I hope he has competent, conservative physician who recognizes importance of wiring shut the mouth in order to successfully treat malaria.

[Cynderbean]

Ouch : ( I knew it was a serious sickness that could kill but I guess I just assumed that if you beat it, it would be done with. After reading a few sites to get a little more info I noticed many complaints of reoccurring symptoms though out the patients lifetime.

[RnMomof7]

I have cared for Malaria patients..it is very scary

The symptoms ( high temp and sweating) come when the parasite is breeding in the blood stream..

It is pretty well controlled with meds theses days I think . Quinine used to be the drug of choice but they have some new ones now I believe

There is a belief that sickle cell anemia is an "evolutionary " change in the blood platlets that protects agaiinst malaria..

I wish Chris well!

[wingnuts'nbolts]

Wahington, D.C. was built on a swampy marsh.