Malaria: The dangers of not taking anti-malaria tablets
Last Christmas saw Mandy George in a coma in a Dominican Republic hospital.
Her mum and brother had flown to her bedside, and were praying she would fight off the malaria parasite that was attacking her organs and sending her body into septic shock.
"Everything that could go wrong in my body went wrong," she says.
After living and working in Haiti for more than two years, she had stopped taking anti-malarial medication.
During her treatment in hospital
Recovering in hospital with some of her medical team
No one else she knew there was taking it and she had heard people say that the medication was harmful when taken long-term.
That information was wrong, and the decision nearly cost Mandy her life.
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BBC News - Malaria: The dangers of not taking anti-malaria tablets
Last Christmas saw Mandy George in a coma in a Dominican Republic hospital.
Her mum and brother had flown to her bedside, and were praying she would fight off the malaria parasite that was attacking her organs and sending her body into septic shock.
"Everything that could go wrong in my body went wrong," she says.
After living and working in Haiti for more than two years, she had stopped taking anti-malarial medication.
During her treatment in hospital
Recovering in hospital with some of her medical team
No one else she knew there was taking it and she had heard people say that the medication was harmful when taken long-term.
That information was wrong, and the decision nearly cost Mandy her life.
Go to the full article here:
BBC News - Malaria: The dangers of not taking anti-malaria tablets