# Malaria? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 10, 2004, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malaria/244436 "2004-05-10T11:44:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malaria/244436/1 "2004-05-10T11:44:31Z")
My mother and my husband both think I have malaria. That’s some kind of exciting, right there. I tell you whut. I’ve been miserable sick since Thursday night. Going to the doctor this morning. I’ll keep ya posted. ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malaria/244436/2 "2004-05-10T14:45:54Z")
Wow. How do you think you caught it? Have you been out of the country lately? Malaria isn’t something you see everyday in Missouri. But [according to the CDC,](http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5105a2.htm#fig2) there 19 cases diagnosed there in 2000. I hope you get to feeling better soon. ---
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malaria/244436/3 "2004-05-10T23:45:10Z")
Just got back from the doctor. I don’t have malaria - I have a very very bad urinary tract/kidney infection. Yay! 😃 Things I learned today: 1200 people are diagnosed with malaria in the US each year Malaria can remain dormant in your liver for up to 4 years It takes 8 days for malaria to incubate in a mosquito My mother and husband are kinda crazy ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malaria/244436/4 "2004-05-10T23:54:07Z")
> [@sperfur](#): > > My mother and husband are kinda crazy But did they preface their opinions with: “I.A.N.A.D., but…”?