Forty-two-year-old Lagos resident, Kabir Adeoye, has been battling persistent fever and related symptoms despite completing several rounds of treatment.
Adeoye, who initially assumed he had contracted malaria, began experiencing fever, chills, and sweating about two weeks ago. He took antimalarial medication and travelled briefly to Kano, expecting to recover. But a week later, Adeoye was still shivering, sweating, and burning up internally.
“Despite completing my medications, I still felt the same way and wondered if the drugs no longer worked,” he told Saturday PUNCH.
Frustrated, Adeoye tried self-medication, switching brands, and even combining drugs, but nothing worked. His palms and feet felt as though they were on fire, and his confusion grew daily.
When herbal remedies seemed like the last option, he decided to give them a try. That night, the situation took an unexpected turn when he returned from work.
“When I got home, my wife told me our two children were also running a fever, coughing, and had catarrh. I was shocked, and it was past midnight. We rushed them to the hospital, where they were diagnosed with malaria,” he stated. The diagnosis puzzled him.
Kabir emphasised that he prides himself in maintaining a clean home and regularly fumigating to keep mosquitoes at bay.
“So, how could they have malaria all of a sudden?” he asked.