Day 34, 2011/06/04 Arusha
After saying goodbye to our Canadian biking friends, I decide to do another Malaria test. I have a headache, neck is sore, feel fluish, have an upset stomach, and can feel that I have starting to get a fever. All signs of Malaria. The second test is again negative! However, the nurse at the travel clinic did say, if you feel like you have it and, the test keep on coming back negative, just take the medication, it can do you no harm. Also, the tests are not 100%, and considering they have been in my panniers for all this time and been exposed to high temp,they may have been damaged in the process. So I heed to the side of caution, and decide to start taking the medication. Not feeling at all well, I decide to spend the whole day in my tent sleeping. David, decides to head for town, and the travel expo happening there to see if he can see what options are available for us with regards to going on safari.
David comes back with loads of pamphlets and a number of options. We decide to give it a day and make the choice then.
After dinner I come down with a fever, and am forced to go find warmth in my tent. Throughout the night, I awake to cold sweats where all my clothing is drenched,another sign I have Malaria.
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