He told us that people used to believe malaria was caused by demons, but once they saw how the drugs controlled it so easily, they stopped blaming the demons. However, when someone had cerebral malaria (causing serious mental illness) they still blamed the demons.
Rafiki yangu anatoka kijiji kilicho nje ya Kampala Uganda. Alituambia kwamba watu waliamini Malaria yanaletwa na pepo, lakini mara walipoona dawa jinsi inavyodhibiti kwa urahisi sana, wakaacha kutupia lawama kwa pepo.