Malaria Carrier | Arthritis Information

Hi,

I have a friend/co-worker who told me that she was a carrier for Malaria since she had it while overseas. I am wondering if that is something I should be worried about with my compromised immune system?

Any Thoughts?

Thanks

Unless you have been bitten by a mosquito infected with malaria, you cannot catch it. It is not contagious. You can get it from contaminated transfusions and sharing syringes or exchanging blood with an infected individual.

http://www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/m/malaria.htm

Hopefully your friend is undergoing treatment and is not donating blood and is not planning to get pregnant.

http://www.medicinenet.com/malaria/article.htm

My husband got malaria while we were in Mozambique several years ago. It isn't contagious from person to person. No worries :)
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