Mrs. Meng points out that malaria is similar to the flu in its symptoms, so if a child stays sick a little longer than normal, its anxious parents rush it off to the hospital for a blood test, fearing the worst.
孟太太指出，瘧疾的症狀和感冒很像，孩子們感冒拖久一點，大人就很緊張，急得帶到醫院驗血，深怕延誤治療時機。