Comments on: Why I Don’t Like Doctors http://dan.zitting.me/2008/06/why-i-don%e2%80%99t-like-doctors/ Dan Zitting's writing on organizational, societal, and lifestyle design Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:14:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jorge Castillo http://dan.zitting.me/2008/06/why-i-don%e2%80%99t-like-doctors/comment-page-1/#comment-22008 Jorge Castillo Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:36:49 +0000 http://www.zittiblog.com/archives/268#comment-22008 Doctors are humans and they do make mistakes. However, instead of the tick, you could have gotten bitten by a variety of mosquitoes, and Dengue fever can be fatal if untreated. At least it will put you out of business for a few weeks. the second time you get it, it may become hemorraghic and it could kill you even with supportive treatment. You could have also gotten bitten in Zimbawe by the same mosquito, Aedes aegyptii, which carries both Dengue and Yellow Fever. If you get Yellow fever you you have a 50% chance of dying and there is no treatment except rest. Also remember that after 21 your immune system begins to deteriorate. So you are more likely to get sick especially when you travel internationally since you have no acquired immunity; i.e., some indegenous poulations only show a 5% mortality rate for Yellow Fever compared to 50% for foreign travelers. The fact is that there are about 30,000 deaths worlwide of Yellow Fever and another 30,000 deaths due to Dengue, but there are 50 million reported cases of Dengue in the world. it happens. Doctors are humans and they do make mistakes. However, instead of the tick, you could have gotten bitten by a variety of mosquitoes, and Dengue fever can be fatal if untreated. At least it will put you out of business for a few weeks. the second time you get it, it may become hemorraghic and it could kill you even with supportive treatment.

You could have also gotten bitten in Zimbawe by the same mosquito, Aedes aegyptii, which carries both Dengue and Yellow Fever. If you get Yellow fever you you have a 50% chance of dying and there is no treatment except rest.

Also remember that after 21 your immune system begins to deteriorate. So you are more likely to get sick especially when you travel internationally since you have no acquired immunity; i.e., some indegenous poulations only show a 5% mortality rate for Yellow Fever compared to 50% for foreign travelers.

The fact is that there are about 30,000 deaths worlwide of Yellow Fever and another 30,000 deaths due to Dengue, but there are 50 million reported cases of Dengue in the world.

it happens.

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