Darwin teen warns others to cover up sores after surviving infection of deadly disease melioidosis

When 13-year-old Kian Guerreiro began sleeping more than usual, his family just thought he was going through the normal stages of puberty.

But when he woke up one morning with a swollen elbow, his mother Aleece Cawood knew something wasn’t right.

“The elbow was double the size and had a bit of a…