I never said "malaria is cool." I said it is treatable. I have no clue why you took doxycycline as prophylaxis. It doesn't work for me. Plus, it does cause yeast infections which are also not cool.
I live in Sentani, Papua, Indonesia. I am 2.5 degrees below the equator. Malaria is endemic here. When I feel malarial, I run a slide down to the lab and check. If positive, I take the meds for that specific type of malaria and I'm better often within hours. I get malaria 2 - 4 times a year. I'd rather have it than a cold.
You’d rather risk his life down the road than insure the purity of the blood supply so that there is no risk?
That’s an odd position. I’d rather get rid of the risk.
The doxy was one of the recommended meds. It was also available from the pharmacies in my rural area.