According to the Daily Mail Cheryl Cole‘s malaria is worse than expected as she now has fluid on her lungs. She and rumoured lover Dancing With The Stars’ Derek Hough travelled to Tanzania where it is believe she was bitten by an infected mosquito with the disease.

A  visitor at the hospital Cheryl is in ICU said:

‘I’ve seen Cheryl’s mum and Derek in there. They stayed overnight last night. I overheard Derek on his phone saying she’s got fluid on her lungs.’

Last night, a close friend of the singer’s told the Mail:

‘She has got fluid on the lungs. She’s not good, no. She’s still in intensive care so it doesn’t look like she’ll be out of hospital for a while yet.’

Apparently Derek‘s stepfather Aaron Nelson, 54, told The Sun:

‘Derek feels guilty. He is very distressed about all this. ’He feels he has done this to her. He rang his mom yesterday in tears.

‘Derek feels it’s all his fault. He organised the holiday as something wonderful. For it to end up like this is terrible. He feels dreadful.’

It is believed that Cheryl is suffering from falciparum malaria which is the deadliest form of the disease.  It is believe she caught the disease in time and will not suffer organ damage as a result but that it will be weeks before she is up and about.

I don’t know how accurate these reports are because I don’t know if these magazine’s are credible or not but regardless we wish Cheryl a complete recovery and send our prayers to her family and friends.

Update:  Cheryl has left ICU and is recovering at a private hospital.  That’s great news!

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