Stefan Everts on Intensive Care

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12/7/2018 2:55am Edited Date/Time 1/2/2019 12:19pm
Ten times world champion Stefan Everts is in the intensive care department. The former motocross rider rode the 4 hours of Lubumbashi in Congo last month, a local charity race that builds schools. He got malaria during that trip. For the time being, the doctors have difficulties controlling the disease.

At the beginning of this week, 46-year-old Everts was admitted with urgency to the hospital in Hasselt. He had contracted malaria during his trip. The doctors did not have the disease immediately under control and so Everts was transferred to the University Hospital in Leuven. He would be kept in an artificial coma.

The exact severity of his condition is not known. The family asks to leave them in peace so that they can overcome this disease together with Everts.
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12/7/2018 2:58am
Get well soon to one of the all time great ones.
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12/7/2018 2:58am
DeStouwer wrote:
Ten times world champion Stefan Everts is in the intensive care department. The former motocross rider rode the 4 hours of Lubumbashi in Congo last month...
Ten times world champion Stefan Everts is in the intensive care department. The former motocross rider rode the 4 hours of Lubumbashi in Congo last month, a local charity race that builds schools. He got malaria during that trip. For the time being, the doctors have difficulties controlling the disease.

At the beginning of this week, 46-year-old Everts was admitted with urgency to the hospital in Hasselt. He had contracted malaria during his trip. The doctors did not have the disease immediately under control and so Everts was transferred to the University Hospital in Leuven. He would be kept in an artificial coma.

The exact severity of his condition is not known. The family asks to leave them in peace so that they can overcome this disease together with Everts.
Holy crap. No words.
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12/7/2018 4:18am
Ah shit, that's not good news. Hope he pulls through, for me the best MX rider I've ever seen.
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12/7/2018 4:54am
Fingers crossed for a full recovery, SE72.
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12/7/2018 4:58am
Prayers going up for the man who made me want to stand up as much as I possibly could on the bike.
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12/7/2018 5:03am
That's terrible. Prayers for the champ to make a full recovery. Malaria is brutal.
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12/7/2018 5:19am
Be well, Champ!
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12/7/2018 5:20am
Since the discontinued use of the insecticide DDT, malaria has re-emerged as a terrible killer in the 3rd world.
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12/7/2018 5:54am
Hell, when my youngest son got deployed to Liberia to spread fresh dirt on the ebola treatment center floors they were more concerned about that than ebola.
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12/7/2018 6:04am
Prayers for him and his family... that’s absolutely horrible
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12/7/2018 6:18am
Prayers go out to Stefan & family. Get well soon champ.
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12/7/2018 6:40am
I read somewhere that the Mosquito is the deadliest animal in the world.

Best wish's on a full and speedy recovery.
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12/7/2018 7:12am
Horrifying!

You're in our prayers Stefan
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12/7/2018 7:19am
Very sad news for one of our sports greatest riders, and the GP GOAT.

I hope he gets well soon.
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12/7/2018 7:32am Edited Date/Time 12/7/2018 7:35am
newmann wrote:
Hell, when my youngest son got deployed to Liberia to spread fresh dirt on the ebola treatment center floors they were more concerned about that than...
Hell, when my youngest son got deployed to Liberia to spread fresh dirt on the ebola treatment center floors they were more concerned about that than ebola.
I just read today that there is a huge ebola outbreak in Congo, perhaps they have mis-diagnosed his ailment?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ebola-spreads-to-major-congo-city-1.49363…

Prayers for Stefan and his family.
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12/7/2018 7:44am
Praying for SE72
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12/7/2018 8:10am
Gwt well soon, champ!
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12/7/2018 9:16am
Africa bro. Malaria pills and mosquito nets. Dont mess around
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12/7/2018 9:21am
Kick it’s ass champ!
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12/7/2018 9:33am
500guy wrote:
I read somewhere that the Mosquito is the deadliest animal in the world.

Best wish's on a full and speedy recovery.
Due to Malaria, I believe Mosquitoes kill more people than any other animal.
Of course I would hate to take on a salt water crocodile with a can of fly spry.

Some of my colleagues have contracted Malaria, and now have to be ultra careful as a second dose is much worse.

Another fun fact: The world is apparently getting close to controlling Malaria with vaccine (I think).
Due economic and agricultural issues in Africa, many the 10’s of 1000’s of people saved will starve to death.
Unintended consequences.



Hopeing for the best for Stephan.
Although I have no medical knowledge, I’d expect the best now he’s being looked after in a modern facility.
Certainly my fingers are crossed.
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12/7/2018 10:13am
Oh my god , this is terrible news! Keeping my finger's crossed for Stefan and hope he pulls through this ok. Can't help but think about what happened to Tiger Lacey and the Meningitis thing. At least the doctor's there were smart enough to keep Stefan. Stay strong man!
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12/7/2018 1:12pm
1stSSPZ wrote:
Since the discontinued use of the insecticide DDT, malaria has re-emerged as a terrible killer in the 3rd world.
100% accurate
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12/7/2018 1:29pm
500guy wrote:
I read somewhere that the Mosquito is the deadliest animal in the world.

Best wish's on a full and speedy recovery.
No way Jay.... You can read? Hahaha...
12/7/2018 1:32pm
500guy wrote:
I read somewhere that the Mosquito is the deadliest animal in the world.

Best wish's on a full and speedy recovery.
If they wanted to, they could end the human race. But then they'd have killed their favourite drink.
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