“Malaria Monitor” Wristwatch Helps to Fight Malaria

Michael Santo of RealTechNews writes:

I’ve been to Africa for a photo safari, and let me tell you, though it was beautiful, it was also exhausting. Virtually everyone got sick (and not with a cold), the roads … well, don’t complain about anything around here. Imagine driving on the shoulder because the center of the road is too screwed up to drive on. And sometimes we drove most of the day, too!

Of course, before we went I received a bunch of shots, and also a big supply of anti-malarial pills. I had to remember just to take them not just during the trip, but for two weeks afterwards. A South African inventor has developed a wristwatch which he calls the “Malaria Monitor” which pricks your skin four times a day and tests your blood for malaria parasites. If found an alarm sounds and the wearer must then take three tablets that kill the malaria protozoa within 48 hours.

Read More about the Malaria Monitor Here

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