So, I've worked as a nurse on a number of clinical trials. There are a number of trials that I'd gladly subject myself to in exchange for cold cash.

This is not one of those trials. Malaria is not my idea of a good time.

The risk of long term side effects is what really puts me off.

Um... yeah.

I had a friend who was a missionaries kid that grew up Puapua New Guninea, and contracted Malaria. He went to Russia for a year in college, and ended up having a relapse of Malaria. He got so sick they had to life flight him to Helsinki Finland for two weeks, so he could get treated. My friend was the one who diagnosed himself when he went to the doctor in Russia.

And, I hate to say it, but Doctors in the US aren't really the best at treating Malaria because they just don't ever see the disease. So, your relapses might go untreated for a bit. You'd be better off seeing a doctor who practices in an area where Malaria is endemic: Southeast Asia, India, Africa, etc...

That went badly wrong for a fellow in London ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6217728.stm ).

It sounds great on the surface, until you realize that they're doing a controlled experiment and you're going to be part of the control group.