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Name:
Harry Yirrell
Age when contracted malaria:
20
Occupation:
Student and semi-professional rugby player
Where did he contract the disease:
Ghana
Type of travel:
Gap year
Video of Harry's mum - Jo
Situation: Harry was helping to build a school for children during his gap year. He felt so sorry for the local children who had contracted malaria that he decided to give them his medication. As a result, he did not complete his course of antimalarials and failed to protect himself completely.
Outcome: Harry returned home fit and well, but five days later started to feel unwell complaining of headaches and a slight fever. He felt fine the next day and thought nothing of it. Unknown to him he had developed the most deadly strain of malaria, Plasmodium falciparum. Harry died ten days after returning home from his trip.
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VCG/WEB/08/34723/1 April 2008