Cuban fighting Ebola in Guinea dies of malaria

[FrodosPet]

Ebola is a terrifying disease. But in the process of the global freak-out, let's not forget the REAL killers, like malaria, influenza, tuberculosis, and AIDS, are still going strong and killing hudreds of thousands of people every year.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-10/28/c_133747803.htm

HAVANA, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- One member of the Cuban health team fighting Ebola in Guinea died of malaria on Sunday, Cuba's state daily Granma reported on Monday.

Jorge Juan Guerra Rodriguez, a 60-year-old economist, died of "cerebral complications arising from malaria," Granma cited the Ministry of Health as saying.

Guerra arrived in Guinea on Oct. 6 with the vanguard team of the medical brigade from Cuba to join international efforts to fight Ebola.

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"Due to his economic duties within the brigade, he had no contact with the Centers for Ebola Treatment nor with patients," the ministry said. "Despite that, two tests were done to detect Ebola and the results came in negative."

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[Warpy]

1. That is just so sad

He might even have brought it with him. While Cuba has made great strides in preventing it, it's still an endemic malaria country.

Shoot, my mother got it in Florida in the mid 40s, before they got their shit together regarding mosquito abatement.

It really is an awful disease. If it doesn't kill you outright, it makes it impossible to function at all during flareups. When people ask why Africa stays so poor, that's one of the main reasons.