Dikembe Mutombo missed 2 weeks in the 2000 season for which ailment>?

Question

Dikembe Mutombo missed 2 weeks in the 2000 season for which ailment>?

Answer 1

Isn't he a basketball player?  I don't think he's a swimmer, at any rate.  If you put your question in the right category, you will be more likely to get answers from people who know.  

Or you could just do a Yahoo or Google search for his name.

Answer 2

[Oct 18, 2000] Atlanta Hawks center Dikembe Mutombo has a mild case of malaria, and is expected miss about two weeks. "It's not life threatening, it's not career threatening," general manager Pete Babcock said Tuesday. "It sounds terrible, but it's really like a bad case of the flu." ...