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My spleen was removed when i was 7, i am 47 now. what is my risk when i getting malaria. i am generyly avoiding malaria areas, but need advise ?
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Pneumococcal: You ought to take pneumococcal vaccine. I am not answering your question, but pneumococcal infections tend to be serious in people without spleen and you can try to prevent that with a vaccine. You are not more likely to get malaria without a spleen.
Answered 9/17/2018
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