12 Marines in Liberia Contract Malaria....

[phillybri]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=8&u=/ap/20030908/ap_on_re_af/marines_malaria

Damn...

[Superfly]

1. Guess they can't give blood anymore

for the rest of their lives. The Red Cross is going to have to do without them.

[RobertSeattle]

2. Somebody wasn't taking their malaria pills!

Troops often pass rumors of side affects of malaria pills and they don't take them. Caught!

[HereSince1628]

3. Well there are side-effects

some people's reaction to one of the anti-malarial drugs is the lysis of their red blood cells. Martha would say, that is not a good thing.

[toopers]

4. Well . . .

At least they don't have Sickle Cell Anemia.

[Gingersnap]

5. there are resistant strains of malaria in Africa

Last I heard the only pill to work in that region is methlyquine, which (I know from personal experience) can cause hallucinations, nightmares, depression and anxiety. It is pretty hard for most people to tolerate more than for a short period.