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Re:Malaria 'Completely Stopped' by Microbe by jcampbell1 on Monday May 04, 2020 @05:34PM (#23073585)
What drug did you take? I got malaria and a friend mixed up a white powder with bottled water and I injected it in my leg. I was better in 24 hours and don’t recall any side effects.

My guess is the drug was chloroquine, but not sure. Based on other’s experiences, I am glad I was young and dumb enough to opt for a questionably sterile injection.

I was fortunate to have made a friend that worked in oil services in Nigeria, and he had “malaria training” from Schlumberger, and the bottled water injection sounds crazy, but was the recommended treatment.

Re:Malaria 'Completely Stopped' by Microbe by cguess on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @12:28AM (#23076492)
I was on cholorquine. It was four pills, twice a day, for three days. They do have one-and-done pills that are MASSIVE, but they, from my friends' advice really screw with you even more than the normal stuff. Note: DON'T drink while being treated for malaria. The parasites hide out in your liver, and the drugs shut it down further. 1/3 of a pint and you're spinning like a freshman during welcome week.