In LA for a flu-like illness. I hope he didn't contract malaria or some other disease on his recent trip to Africa.
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cant help to roll my eyes at the malaria comment, sorry.
to go to africa and actually get a passport, you need to have certain vaccines against preventable diseases and still, you're not allowed to go to certain places or do different stuff that would put your health (and your homecountry's health)on risk.
to go to africa and actually get a passport, you need to have certain vaccines against preventable diseases and still, you're not allowed to go to certain places or do different stuff that would put your health (and your homecountry's health)on risk.
Mulletproof -- funny you should mention malaria and getting a passport, vaccinations, etc. -- because I spent a semester in West Africa at the University of Accra in 1998. I took Larium for a few weeks prior to my sojourn and for the entire trip in order to help prevent/fight malaria. Many recent articles have been written about this drug and its effects among the US military recently.
I came down with flu-like symptoms and was quite ill several weeks into the semester. I was taken to a local doctor who said that I had come down with a mild case of malaria, to the best of his knowledge. He explained to me that Larium and many anti-malaria drugs are not 100% effective in preventing malaria but they do help the body fight it off if contracted. I made the comment due to my own experiences in Ghana and did not mean to imply that just because he was in Africa he must have come up with some mysterious illness. Perhaps I should have explained myself more thoroughly. I'll be sure to do so next time.
I would never propagate stereotypes, especially about a continent that I feel so much of a connection to.
I came down with flu-like symptoms and was quite ill several weeks into the semester. I was taken to a local doctor who said that I had come down with a mild case of malaria, to the best of his knowledge. He explained to me that Larium and many anti-malaria drugs are not 100% effective in preventing malaria but they do help the body fight it off if contracted. I made the comment due to my own experiences in Ghana and did not mean to imply that just because he was in Africa he must have come up with some mysterious illness. Perhaps I should have explained myself more thoroughly. I'll be sure to do so next time.
I would never propagate stereotypes, especially about a continent that I feel so much of a connection to.
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good. sorry if i came off as snobbish but i thought you were doing it. wouldnt be the first time. 
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Well I hope he gets better and hope its not malaria...friend got it volunteering in africa and it was brutal 
Here's a little bit about malaria if anyone is interested: http://www.anytestkits.com/malaria-symptoms.htm
I think it is quite fascinating that malaria can lay dormant for long periods of time in the body before symptoms occur. I hope that Brad is ok so that he can recover quickly and be back with his new "family" soon!
I think it is quite fascinating that malaria can lay dormant for long periods of time in the body before symptoms occur. I hope that Brad is ok so that he can recover quickly and be back with his new "family" soon!
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I love me some Brad Pitt.
Get better soon!
Get better soon!
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MulletProof said:
That's not 100% true. You take the vaccines and drugs at your own will. Those vaccines are only suggested and If you choose not to take them its at your own risk. I know of many people including myself who went to Africa without any vaccines.
You don't need any vaccines to get a passport either.
On that note, if any of you go to India get all the vaccines and drugs you can get! If not you'll be in the bathroom 24/7!
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I wonder if it is really serious--some stars go into the hospital if they have a cold. But mention hospital and the rumors fly 
Anyway hope he is better soon!
Anyway hope he is better soon!
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I'm quite sure that pretty much depends on your country then, where i come from, you dont get permission to go to africa unless you're vaccined, i know that because my aunt was there a few months ago and she had to get them 2 weeks before the trip in case of side effects.CelineChic said:That's not 100% true. You take the vaccines and drugs at your own will. Those vaccines are only suggested and If you choose not to take them its at your own risk. I know of many people including myself who went to Africa without any vaccines.
You don't need any vaccines to get a passport either.
On that note, if any of you go to India get all the vaccines and drugs you can get! If not you'll be in the bathroom 24/7!
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I wasy on 'Loopy' Larium for about a month and I did experience LSD-like effects. Not nice.
Princeofcats -- I too experienced LSD effects from Larium. It was strange, even in my dreams I felt like I was tripping. I was also violently ill each time I had to take the pill. It was a horrible experience, it seems like the drug researchers could come up with a better alternative. I'm sure they will now that these G.I.'s blame Larium for their committing violent crimes. Anyway, thanks for sharing, I feel I have a connection to you now. 
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Brad Pitt has viral meningitis, released from hospital
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/12125656.htm
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LOS ANGELES - Actor Brad Pitt has been diagnosed with a mild case of viral meningitis and was released from the hospital on Wednesday, his publicist said.
Pitt, 41, had checked himself into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Monday night complaining of flu-like symptoms. He went home Wednesday afternoon, publicist Cindy Guagenti said.
"The actor is at home and doing well," she said in a statement.
Pitt was in Ethiopia last week with his "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" co-star Angelina Jolie to pick up the actress' newly adopted baby girl, the second child she has adopted. Guagenti declined Wednesday to say if Pitt contracted the illness while in Africa.
The "Troy" and "Fight Club" star separated from "Friends" actress Jennifer Aniston in January after 4 1/2 years of marriage and she filed for divorce in March citing irreconcilable differences.
[size=-1]Associated Press[/size]
LOS ANGELES - Actor Brad Pitt has been diagnosed with a mild case of viral meningitis and was released from the hospital on Wednesday, his publicist said.
Pitt, 41, had checked himself into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Monday night complaining of flu-like symptoms. He went home Wednesday afternoon, publicist Cindy Guagenti said.
"The actor is at home and doing well," she said in a statement.
Pitt was in Ethiopia last week with his "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" co-star Angelina Jolie to pick up the actress' newly adopted baby girl, the second child she has adopted. Guagenti declined Wednesday to say if Pitt contracted the illness while in Africa.
The "Troy" and "Fight Club" star separated from "Friends" actress Jennifer Aniston in January after 4 1/2 years of marriage and she filed for divorce in March citing irreconcilable differences.
