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Originally Posted by Guymullins
so where is the pissing contest?
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Dissent and differing opinions are always welcome if they are coming from a known source and handled in a respectful manner between colleagues. Reckless recommendations without the appropriate disclaimer about the inherent Assumptions you make in your decision are potentially dangerous.
This thread really went off track when
YOU stated
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I, and most of my pals would rather wait until we feel unwell, then take a course of Coartem, which cures malaria pretty effectively, and with no side effects. I have just returned yesterday from the Limpopo River , a malaria area and will see if I get cold or flu like symptoms in a week. If so, Coartem at about $10 a dose should do the trick. No problem if you dont actually have Malaria, apart from wasting the $10."
Statements like the above are exactly the type of posts that are unwanted on this site. Either there is ignorance to the multiple presentations (specifically the ASYMPTOMATIC presentation) of the disease processes being discussed, or you are uneducated and cavalier about your own health. That is your choice, and you are free to make it for you and your friends. Our membership expects the admins and moderators to vette information posted in this medical section. A significant number of the readers do not have a substantial medical education, so posts like yours could possibly be taken as an acceptable alternative or recommended treatment protocol. What
may have worked for you and your friends does not equate to what is recommended for our entire membership.
Eagle5US's posts are well written and explain in detail why your post was challenged. If you will reread them, without being defensive, you will see his point. If you can't, then you probably shouldn't be posting recommendations in this forum anyway. Have a good one....