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Originally Posted by Mike P
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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I also had it about three years ago, kicked my arse. Blood banks will no longer take my blood.