On 26 Mar 2004 17:26:55 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

In article ,
martin wrote:

Several people a year catch malaria in the vicinity of European
International airports. Forget statistics and look at reality.

Aw, gee. A risk of about 0.0001% per annum, or a lifetime risk
of less than 0.001%, assuming that you live close to a major
international airport.

and your source is?


You youngsters are just wimps.

which youngsters?


Where and when I was born, there
was something like a 30% per annum chance of catching malaria.

In UK? Rubbish, unless you are several hundred years old.

In the Netherlands where malaria was still endemic until the 1950s
Around 50 people died of malaria a year, far more died of polio.

Worry about something real, like tripping over your own feet,
falling down stairs and breaking your neck.

Like Mary said there is more to worry about traveling by car.


Oh, and by the way, most forms of malaria are not forever; the
recurrent form is relatively uncommon.

Both forms are relatively uncommon in UK.