Malaria falciparum, and a bacterial infection to boot

Malaria Falciparum with a bacterial infection to boot.

Feeling well enough to take the trip up north, I board a bus and head up to Ho, stay at the YMCA for $5 and wake up to see some large animals. After a nice nature walk with no sighting of animals, I head back feeling pretty good about being out of Accra on my last week here, but the night consists entirely of severe stomach cramps, diarrhea and a trip to the clinic at 3:30. On to the 5:00 am bus a couple hours later back to Accra and to the Legon hospital to see a doctor who tells me that the malaria I contracted, was the uber-bad kind that often has complications…Thanks for telling before. I am now taking antibiotics for the bacterial infection that he thinks is causing the cramps and runny stomach. Quite a hectic week it’s been, but a couple days of rest and reading will do just fine until the trip home.

How different would this picture look 50 years ago? Electricity...Nope. Water...out the pump.

My guide George. What's the gun for? My protection he says, although I imagine that if he had shot it, the only thing coming from that gun would be a pop and a white flag that would pop out reading 'bang'.... And for the picture below, New Jersey, its everywhere...unfortunately.