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Old 07-27-2011, 06:22 AM   #2
Mike P
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My wife had it about 3 years ago. The symptoms were very much like those of malaria. She was in CCH for 2 days being treated for it. The Cape is one of the hotbeds of it---CCH sees 2-3 cases a week.

The good news is, it's easily treatable with antibiotics, and it can lead to earlier detection of Lyme if you experience the symptoms. It poses no serious threat unless a person doesn't have a spleen.

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