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TEA AND TIREDNESS
Kericho, Kenya
Had tea today -- where else? -- Tea Hotel. Not the fanciest place in the universe, to be sure, but serviceable. And you could see that the place had once been really, really grand. And the tea was very tasty.
The weather has been unusual, my hosts say. It used to be that you could count on an afternoon rain every day in this part of Kenya. Not recently. This whole week has been dry. The miles of tea bushes look very tired.
I sent Dr. Pascual an email. I sure hope she gets a chance to write back.
INNOCENT BYSTANDERS
Kericho, Kenya
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Before I fell asleep, I pulled the netting closed, making sure there was no way those mosquitoes could get to me. But I couldn't sleep. The images from today's visit to the malaria clinic burned in my brain. Kids not even ten drenched with sweat and shivering, and then, a few hours later, burning up with fever. Begging anyone with their eyes to take it all away. The doctor's words kept coming back to me. It wasn't the mosquitoes that caused the damage, he said. It was the Plasmodium falciparum. The mosquitoes were just the carriers. The doctor called the mosquitoes "malarial vectors" ... innocent bystanders, more or less, who just happen to carry deadly parasites that cause the disease. I've heard way too much about these plasmodia. They are nasty, nasty creatures. I wonder if I'll ever sleep. |
ABOUT ME
My name's Lindy and I'm glad you stopped by. I'm a junior in college, visiting
Kenya this mini-mester to try to get a handle on a question I've had for some
time. Everyone always talks about climate change and what's happening to our planet.
But what I want to see is some solid scientific proof. And I think I've found it.
More
LINKS
Check out these web sites to find out more about malaria, climate change, and the connection between the two.
Malaria Foundation International.
Their mission is to help find solutions to the health, economic, and social problems
that malaria causes.
Center for Disease Control.
This page about malaria has tons
of news reports and information on this deadly disease.
Environmental Protection Agency.
The EPA's super site on climate change can help you find out all kinds of
information about this global problem.
NOAA Climate Watch.
NOAA's "one-stop shopping"
site for all kinds of information about climate. Be sure to check out their global
climate dashboard on the front page!
U.S. Global Change Research Program.
An across-the-board
look at regions of the U.S. and what’s happening to their climates and the animals
and plants that live there.
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