i went to nigeria with my girlfriend, for a holiday (big mistake). she got bitten by a mosquito. she's been to the DR, and has been tested positive for malaria. we have been told, that you can't get the drug's in england. and that we need get them from the place we visited. i am seriously thinking about suing the doctor, because malaria can be fatal. where is the best place to get antimalarial drug. do day lewis the chemist stock them. i know the nhs doesn't.
my girlfriend has fever, headache, confusion, muscle asches, dizziness, vomitting and tiredness. she is really not feeling well. what should i do.
any help would be appreciated as i fear she is dieing
2007-01-10 09:20:53 · 9 answers · asked by rjhamuk 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
They can treat it over here but you should have taken malaria tablets before you went - what were you thinking it's a third world country for god's sake
You cannot sue the doctor - if anything you can sue the travel agent for not advising you of this before you went that's if you went via a travel agent if not sorry but there is no way you can sue the doctor
2007-01-10 09:29:19 · answer #1 · answered by toon_tigger 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lately there has been an increase in the cases of malaria reported in the UK - in 1993 there were 1922 reported cases in the UK, including five deaths. All caught the disease abroad and almost all cases could have been prevented. Anyone with suspected malaria should be treated under medical supervision as soon as possible. If malaria is diagnosed then treatment is a matter of urgency. Treatment should not normally be carried out by unqualified persons. The drug treatment of malaria depends on the type and severity of the attack. Typically, Quinine Sulphate tablets are used and the normal adult dosage is 600mg every twelve hours which can also be given by intravenous infusion if the illness is severe. The treatment of malaria normally calls for admission to hospital, because it may be malignant malaria, which can have a fatal outcome in only a few days. In addition, there is an increasing level of resistance of the malaria parasite, particularly P. falciparum, to several of the known antimalarial products. Outpatient treatment, or worse still, self-treatment of malaria, is something only to be undertaken when no qualified medical help is available, ie if you develop malaria in a remote area. The same antimalarial agents may be used to treat malaria as to prevent it, but if you have caught malaria in spite of using the correct preventive medication, a different product should be used to combat the possibility of resistant parasites.
Hope this helps
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2007-01-10 17:46:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She should go to the hospital ER to get treated, tell the emergency room you have been to Nigeria, and that you were NOT taking antimalarial drugs prophylactically while there. She needs treatment fast, because if she has falciparum malaria and it becomes cerebral malaria it's highly fatal. All countries, especially the UK have ready access to antimalarial drugs. They are cheap. In the future, always get them before you go to endemic countries, and take them as prescribed. Someone I Know died last year from this exact problem. I was a malaria researcher for many years.
2007-01-10 17:31:23 · answer #3 · answered by spfalk1 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can get Malaria tablets here in the UK. Before I went to Venezuela years ago I had to start a course of Malaria tablets, keep taking them while I was away and finish the course when I got back home. Got them on prescription from my doctor.
2007-01-10 17:26:23 · answer #4 · answered by mistickle17 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take her to A&E at the nearest hospital now. Malaria is treatable. The hospital will probably report her doctor to the Area Health Authority. If not, you should.
2007-01-10 17:25:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to casualty (emergency department) at the nearest hospital NOW. Malaria is treatable but there are different types. Hope she's better soon.
2007-01-10 17:37:03 · answer #6 · answered by Jo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are available in the UK. Call the NHS direct line or go to A&E. Once you get your girlfriend sorted then sue that a-hole of a doctor!
2007-01-10 17:28:59 · answer #7 · answered by L D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU NEED TO TAKE HER TO ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY NOW!
You should be referred probably to tropical diseases clinic and you need to explain clearly to them that it is Maleria as next to none of them in A&E will have come across it before. You have to be insistant and persevere.
2007-01-10 17:40:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your docter will give u tablets
2007-01-10 17:31:01 · answer #9 · answered by blueendred 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋