[John W]

MSNBC's Chris Matthews Hospitalized With Malaria
The Associated Press
Published: Jul 23, 2002




WASHINGTON (AP) - Chris Matthews, host of the MSNBC talk show "Hardball," has been hospitalized with malaria, which he may have contracted during one of his recent trips to Africa or the Middle East.
He is expected to recover and leave Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington by week's end and return to the screen next week. Mike Barnicle has been filling in as host of the nightly political talk show since Matthews entered the hospital late Monday.

"He felt fatigued, sweaty and exhausted yesterday and went into the hospital," said MSNBC spokeswoman Cheryl Daly. "He's doing fine."

She said Matthews traveled to Israel in May and Africa last December, but it was unclear where he may have contracted the disease.

The fast-talking Matthews recently had his contract at MSNBC extended to 2009, and the show last week moved from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

AP-ES-07-23-02 1814EDT
Via Tampa Bay Online

[Tall_Texan]

He felt fatigued, sweaty and exhausted yesterday

Do you suppose that motormouth actually stopped talking for once? Or at least slowed down?

[wimpycat]

He took his kids to Africa during the Christmas holidays, if I remember correctly, to show them where he worked while he was in the Peace Corps back in the 60's.

[hgro]

How moving!!

[Rome2000]

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

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

[lwoodham]

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

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

[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!

[ChadGore]

Thoughts and prayers to his family and loved ones.

[afraidfortherepublic]

The report I read over lunch today in USA today says that Malaria can have an incubation period of up to four years -- so they do not know where Matthews contracted the disease.