Strange Disease Breaks Out In Zambia

Hello Comrades,

It probably started with me: flu took me down, accompanied by a mischievous headache. The fever meant I could not go into town and stock up on house supplies

But this week, the fever came down to manageable levels; I found myself walking up and down, managing the malaria crisis

I could not get a copy of the day's newspapers until later in the afternoon.

On the political front, politicians were attacking each other left, right and center. To my surprise, the Times of Zambia, a government mouthpiece, carried a story saying a traveler had died at the end of her long safari in Zambia.

Initial symptoms were sighted as flu, bleeding and vomiting. And I have been a victim of the first two in the past few days. Was I to walk to the nearest clinic or grave? It seems the illness has a 10 day maturity period, after which it claims the victim's life.

Dr. Timothy J Meade, Medical Director, Corpmed Medical Centre, asked fellow medical practitioners to come up with suggestions of the name of the illness after making their independent assessments.

We shall be hearing more stories from people and specialists around.

Cheers,