{"id":35,"date":"2006-05-19T11:09:28","date_gmt":"2006-05-19T16:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/wordpress\/?p=35"},"modified":"2006-05-19T11:09:28","modified_gmt":"2006-05-19T16:09:28","slug":"malaria-is-scary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/2006\/05\/19\/malaria-is-scary","title":{"rendered":"Malaria is scary."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the main gripes I get from people close to me, especially my mother, is the danger of the trip.&nbsp; More often these concerns stem from the media&#8217;s overreporting of war and crimes against humanity.&nbsp; There is no doubt that crazy dictators, rebel groups, religious fanatics and terrorists are a threat and if we are in the wrong place we could wind up kidnapped or shot, but sometimes little things like disease get overlooked.&nbsp; When I think about the journey&#8217;s adversities, I am more frieghtened by the idea of getting some mean disease that will make me suffer to death.&nbsp; Since I have the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/\">world wide wonder<\/a> to help me avoid high risk war zones and conflicts, I am moving mosquitos up on the list of unfriendlies.<\/p>\n<p>Today there was a story on the bbc website that allowed the audience to voice there opinions about Malaria, how to fight the spread, and how it affects their communities.&nbsp; I found it interesting that Malaria rates are higher than ever and on the rise and it does not seem to get very much news.&nbsp; Over 100,000 people a year die from Malaria, which pales in comparison to the 3.1 million that died in 2005 from HIV\/AIDS.&nbsp; None the less 100,000 is still quite a few people and it is certainly something to think about when mosquito bites are a little more common than the causes of HIV.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>According to the WHO, &quot;Up to 30% of malaria deaths in Africa occur in the wake of war, local violence or other emergencies. 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