Tuesday, October 20, 2009

West Nile

West Nile virus received its name because, ironically, ground zero was
in East Africa along the west of the banks of the Nile river. Luckily
for me, Mukono is EAST of the Nile, right?....... wrong! (Not that
that would help, but fortunately I have heard next to nothing about
West Nile since being over here - at the source of the Nile)

And magnificently unrelated to West Nile virus is Malaria, which
unfortunately (and very seriously) is quite prevalent in East Africa.

Incidentally, I just got bit by a mosquito for the first time since
I've been over here. Fun stuff.

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