Wanna make $4000?

[compman25]

I just sent them an email asking if they reimburse for travel expense from Spokane. Not saying I will do it, I just want to know how to get the full $4k and then think about it.

 

[Phokus]

Risk your life for PERHAPS 4 grand?

 

[RedArmy]

Originally posted by: yovonbishop

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: RedArmy

Originally posted by: yovonbishop
Oh I'd do it. Heck yes for malaria and hell yes for $4k. As long as I can recover I'd be peachy. Anyone from NY want to carpool?

I'm down. Let's go.

pick me up in Ohio on the way?

Okay but don't bother with the bug spray.

Shotty!

 

[RedArmy]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
Do it man......but malaria will own your ass!

Symptoms of malaria include fever, shivering, arthralgia (joint pain), vomiting, anemia (caused by hemolysis), hemoglobinuria, and convulsions. There may be the feeling of tingling in the skin, particularly with malaria caused by P. falciparum. The classical symptom of malaria is cyclical occurrence of sudden coldness followed by rigor and then fever and sweating lasting four to six hours, occurring every two days in P. vivax and P. ovale infections, while every three for P. malariae.[30] P. falciparum can have recurrent fever every 36-48 hours or a less pronounced and almost continuous fever. For reasons that are poorly understood, but which may be related to high intracranial pressure, children with malaria frequently exhibit abnormal posturing, a sign indicating severe brain damage.[31] Malaria has been found to cause cognitive impairments, especially in children. It causes widespread anemia during a period of rapid brain development and also direct brain damage. This neurologic damage results from cerebral malaria to which children are more vulnerable.[32]

Severe malaria is almost exclusively caused by P. falciparum infection and usually arises 6-14 days after infection.[33] Consequences of severe malaria include coma and death if untreated?young children and pregnant women are especially vulnerable. Splenomegaly (enlarged spleen), severe headache, cerebral ischemia, hepatomegaly (enlarged liver), hypoglycemia, and hemoglobinuria with renal failure may occur. Renal failure may cause blackwater fever, where hemoglobin from lysed red blood cells leaks into the urine. Severe malaria can progress extremely rapidly and cause death within hours or days.[33] In the most severe cases of the disease fatality rates can exceed 20%, even with intensive care and treatment.[34] In endemic areas, treatment is often less satisfactory and the overall fatality rate for all cases of malaria can be as high as one in ten.[35] Over the longer term, developmental impairments have been documented in children who have suffered episodes of severe malaria.[36]

Chronic malaria is seen in both P. vivax and P. ovale, but not in P. falciparum. Here, the disease can relapse months or years after exposure, due to the presence of latent parasites in the liver. Describing a case of malaria as cured by observing the disappearance of parasites from the bloodstream can therefore be deceptive. The longest incubation period reported for a P. vivax infection is 30 years.[33] Approximately one in five of P. vivax malaria cases in temperate areas involve overwintering by hypnozoites (i.e., relapses begin the year after the mosquito bite).[37]

Well, at least we don't have to worry about the chronic malaria part of it since it's the P. Falciparum parasite. This is similar to Operation White Coat that they did back in the 50's-70's...and no one died from that, so I guess you could at least hope for consistency in that regard.

 

[imported_yovonbishop]

Originally posted by: RedArmy

Originally posted by: yovonbishop

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: RedArmy

Originally posted by: yovonbishop
Oh I'd do it. Heck yes for malaria and hell yes for $4k. As long as I can recover I'd be peachy. Anyone from NY want to carpool?

I'm down. Let's go.

pick me up in Ohio on the way?

Okay but don't bother with the bug spray.

Shotty!

Okay but um, I don't have a car so you've gotta swing around from Endwell a few miles down the road to pick me up.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: RedArmy

Originally posted by: yovonbishop

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: RedArmy

Originally posted by: yovonbishop
Oh I'd do it. Heck yes for malaria and hell yes for $4k. As long as I can recover I'd be peachy. Anyone from NY want to carpool?

I'm down. Let's go.

pick me up in Ohio on the way?

Okay but don't bother with the bug spray.

Shotty!

haha you called shotty in your own car. I can haz driver seat?

 

[Injury]

The only question I'd have is if I can do it more than once.

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: hypn0tik
I'd do it. Better to get malaria in a controlled environment than an uncontrolled one.

True ... but it's infinitely better to not get malaria at all.

 

[jacob0401]

I live in Seattle

They draw blood every morning/evening after a few days, as soon as antibodies show they treat with chloroquine. You won't have symptoms for long and would probably similar to getting the flu.

 

[GasX]

Being in a paid research study is hardly a new thing. I suppose the methodology is a bit novel, but this is just like hundreds of other clinical trials being done across the country...

If you are REALLY brave, you'll sign up for the Tuskegee Syphilis Study...

 

[Fritzo]

Oh yeah 'scitos! Bite me!

 

[rasczak]

Originally posted by: RedArmy

Originally posted by: yovonbishop
Oh I'd do it. Heck yes for malaria and hell yes for $4k. As long as I can recover I'd be peachy. Anyone from NY want to carpool?

I'm down. Let's go.

pick me up in San Diego while you're at it yea? I'd do it too. Wife would probably overrule me though ;(

 

[TwiceOver]

I have some vacation time saved up... Too bad I don't live in Seattle.

 

[imported_Lothar]

I need to keep my immunity up to date. If this was in the Maryland/DC area, I'd do it.
Haven't been to the African continent in over 5 years.

I only had malaria once(about 15 yrs ago) and I've pretty much kept immunity after that, but I fear it may be disappearing since I haven't been bitten by mosquitos in over 5 years.

 

[imported_yovonbishop]

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: RedArmy

Originally posted by: yovonbishop

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: RedArmy

Originally posted by: yovonbishop
Oh I'd do it. Heck yes for malaria and hell yes for $4k. As long as I can recover I'd be peachy. Anyone from NY want to carpool?

I'm down. Let's go.

pick me up in Ohio on the way?

Okay but don't bother with the bug spray.

Shotty!

haha you called shotty in your own car. I can haz driver seat?

I guess I'll sit in the back. Damnit. Pack lightly.

 

[imported_yovonbishop]

Originally posted by: rasczak

Originally posted by: RedArmy

Originally posted by: yovonbishop
Oh I'd do it. Heck yes for malaria and hell yes for $4k. As long as I can recover I'd be peachy. Anyone from NY want to carpool?

I'm down. Let's go.

pick me up in San Diego while you're at it yea? I'd do it too. Wife would probably overrule me though ;(

Ask RedArmy, it's his car. And bring your wife!

 

[Juno]

i think rossman already signed up :Q

 

[imported_yovonbishop]

Originally posted by: Juno
i think rossman already signed up :Q

He'd better split the money with the OP for telling us about it


That is if he doesn't die.