When was cheryl cole diagnosed with malaria

Cole has thrown herself into a gruelling schedule since her very public breakup with England football player Ashley Cole. She has recorded a solo album as well as taking part in The X Factor with Simon Cowell, the show's creator.

The year-old singer went to Tanzania for a break from her work three weeks ago. Doctors believe she got malaria because of being bitten by a mosquito there. British tourists increasingly travel to countries where malaria is prevalent and every year about 2, Britons return home with malaria, making the UK one of the biggest importers of malaria in the industrialised world.

The Sun reported Cole collapsed at a photoshoot for her second solo album on Saturday and was diagnosed with exhaustion and gastroenteritis.

The early symptoms of malaria include a headache, aching muscles and weakness or a lack of energy. This means it can be confused for other conditions like exhaustion or flu. Malaria is transmitted by an infected mosquito and it only takes one bite to contract the disease. He told the singer: "Don't rush back. Health is a priority and get some rest to recover properly. Cole, alongside other celebrities, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for charity in March last year.

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Accessibility Links Skip to content. Menu Close. Pop singer and X Factor judge Cheryl Cole is being treated for the potentially deadly disease malaria, her spokesman has confirmed. It followed a visit she made to the east African country of Tanzania last month with close friend Derek Hough. She is receiving treatment at London's private Cromwell Hospital, where the dancer has been at her bedside.

Her spokesman said: "Following doctors' advice Cheryl Cole will be cancelling all work commitments for the next week.