Dr. Musoke thinks he has malaria and begins to take “malaria pills” and gets “an antimalarial drug" injected into him by one of his nurses and it does not help him or does any change to better his state of being (Preston 29). Usually when having malaria, symptoms are more likely to be getting the chills, fever, over sweating, headache, vomiting and diarrhea (Mayo Clinic, n.d.). Dr. Musoke had terrible back pains, red eyes, a fever then the back pain “spread until all the muscles in his body ached badly” (Preston 29). When he received the injection by the nurse it was very painful and he had never felt so much pain with an injection (Preston 30). Then he started getting very bad abdominal pain, jaundice and his liver “was enlarged…swollen and red” (Preston 30-31). He then lost the right to make any face expression, he was very sick and also very week and attended “around the clock” by many nurses because no one could find what was going on (Preston 30). He was put through surgery and after a few incisions and the cuttings of blood vessels his blood would not stop and would not clot and the doctors began to think he became a hemophiliac. They tried and tried to stop the bleeding but that wasn't working because it would still gush out. Everyone began to realize he was dying because “his kidneys began to fail” (Preston 31). The symptoms of malaria do not compare at all to what he is going through, all that is of comparison is the fever and possibly the red eyes because when Dr. Musoke looked into the mirror and saw his red eyes was when he gave the diagnosis of him having malaria although that was not the case.
Hi Cassandra, everything he went through sounds terrible. What did Dr. Musoke do that contributed to the spread of the disease? What would you have done?
Dr. Musoke, at first, didn't know he was sick or getting sick. He started off with back pains and he thought it was due to his age. Still not knowing, he decided to work an awful lot throughout the few weeks after he was vomited on. He stayed at work and had late nights: he spent his nights up with “a patient who had had heart problems…[and a] Frenchman with hemorrhages” (Preston, 1994, p. 29). He kept working late nights and got barely any sleep; he didn't even remember the vomiting incident. After being vomited on I would have been worried; I wouldn't have acted how Dr. Musoke did. While getting the back pains I wouldn't have worked as much as he did. I would have gotten diagnosed and also would have remembered the vomiting incident. That is one thing that is not easily forgotten even though he was able to forget it. I would have gotten sleep as well and wouldn't have gotten close to the other patients.
I agree with Cassandra. Malaria begins with “flu-like symptoms” (“Malaria”). These symptoms include headache and muscle soreness and fever. Similarly, Dr. Musoke experienced headaches, backaches, body aches, and a fever. Furthermore, malaria symptoms begin nine days from the initial malaria infection, as did Dr. Musoke’s symptoms. On the contrary, other symptoms of malaria include sweats, chills, fatigue, and nausea. The book does not state that Dr. Musoke felt these symptoms, so this should have been a major indication that he was not infected with bacteria. Dr. Musoke thought he had malaria, so he began to take malaria pills and an antimalarial injection thinking that would make him feel better. However, as Cassandra said, Dr. Musoke “had never felt such pain from a shot” (Preston, 1994, p. 22). This pain was probably caused because his body was weakening; his immune system could not fight the Ebola.
Citations: Malaria. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2015, from http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/malaria-symptoms Preston, R. (1994). The Hot Zone. New York City, New York: Random House.
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ReplyDeleteDr. Musoke thinks he has malaria and begins to take “malaria pills” and gets “an antimalarial drug" injected into him by one of his nurses and it does not help him or does any change to better his state of being (Preston 29). Usually when having malaria, symptoms are more likely to be getting the chills, fever, over sweating, headache, vomiting and diarrhea (Mayo Clinic, n.d.). Dr. Musoke had terrible back pains, red eyes, a fever then the back pain “spread until all the muscles in his body ached badly” (Preston 29). When he received the injection by the nurse it was very painful and he had never felt so much pain with an injection (Preston 30). Then he started getting very bad abdominal pain, jaundice and his liver “was enlarged…swollen and red” (Preston 30-31). He then lost the right to make any face expression, he was very sick and also very week and attended “around the clock” by many nurses because no one could find what was going on (Preston 30). He was put through surgery and after a few incisions and the cuttings of blood vessels his blood would not stop and would not clot and the doctors began to think he became a hemophiliac. They tried and tried to stop the bleeding but that wasn't working because it would still gush out. Everyone began to realize he was dying because “his kidneys began to fail” (Preston 31). The symptoms of malaria do not compare at all to what he is going through, all that is of comparison is the fever and possibly the red eyes because when Dr. Musoke looked into the mirror and saw his red eyes was when he gave the diagnosis of him having malaria although that was not the case.
ReplyDeleteHi Cassandra, everything he went through sounds terrible. What did Dr. Musoke do that contributed to the spread of the disease? What would you have done?
DeleteDr. Musoke, at first, didn't know he was sick or getting sick. He started off with back pains and he thought it was due to his age. Still not knowing, he decided to work an awful lot throughout the few weeks after he was vomited on. He stayed at work and had late nights: he spent his nights up with “a patient who had had heart problems…[and a] Frenchman with hemorrhages” (Preston, 1994, p. 29). He kept working late nights and got barely any sleep; he didn't even remember the vomiting incident. After being vomited on I would have been worried; I wouldn't have acted how Dr. Musoke did. While getting the back pains I wouldn't have worked as much as he did. I would have gotten diagnosed and also would have remembered the vomiting incident. That is one thing that is not easily forgotten even though he was able to forget it. I would have gotten sleep as well and wouldn't have gotten close to the other patients.
DeleteI agree with Cassandra. Malaria begins with “flu-like symptoms” (“Malaria”). These symptoms include headache and muscle soreness and fever. Similarly, Dr. Musoke experienced headaches, backaches, body aches, and a fever. Furthermore, malaria symptoms begin nine days from the initial malaria infection, as did Dr. Musoke’s symptoms. On the contrary, other symptoms of malaria include sweats, chills, fatigue, and nausea. The book does not state that Dr. Musoke felt these symptoms, so this should have been a major indication that he was not infected with bacteria. Dr. Musoke thought he had malaria, so he began to take malaria pills and an antimalarial injection thinking that would make him feel better. However, as Cassandra said, Dr. Musoke “had never felt such pain from a shot” (Preston, 1994, p. 22). This pain was probably caused because his body was weakening; his immune system could not fight the Ebola.
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Malaria. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2015, from http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/malaria-symptoms
Preston, R. (1994). The Hot Zone. New York City, New York: Random House.
Julieta, malaria is not a bacterial infection...
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