Christiaan Van Vuuren
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Christiaan Van Vuuren is a video blogger on YouTube
from Sydney
, Australia
, using the nickname The Fully Sick Rapper. He was in quarantine in a Sydney hospital twice for Tuberculosis
. His first quarantine episode began when he started coughing up blood and an x-ray revealed a hole in his lung: he was admitted to hospital on 9 December 2009 and placed in isolation on 11 December 2009. While in quarantine he produced his first video "I'm not sick, but I'm sick sick" not knowing this was merely the beginning of both worldwide popularity and half a year of quarantine. This first period of quarantine ended on 2 January 2010. Van Vuuren was readmitted on 18 January 2010 when his tuberculosis proved resistant to medication. He was finally released from quarantine on 28 June 2010 after producing many more videos about his experience in isolation.
Van Vuuren's humorous videos and unique outlook on his medical situation have garnered attention both within Australia as well as worldwide, and he has been featured on television programs such as Nine Network
's Today Show
.
His videos have received nearly one million hits and led to the World Health Organization
(WHO) contacting him to help promote World Tuberculosis Day
. His Facebook
page has attracted over 14,000 people. Men are said to "swoon when he dances in his underwear" and women have reportedly sent naked photos to him.
His stuntman brother helps him to write webisodes.
As of 30 May, 2010, he also performs 'Rap-Up' of the week's local news for New Zealand's Campbell Live
current affairs show.
In September 2010 Van Vuuren participated in the "30 Days Has September" initiative of the Ted Noffs Foundation Inc
. During each day of September 2010, Van Vuuren recorded "new activities, experiences and mischief making" in order to raise money for the foundation.
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
from Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, using the nickname The Fully Sick Rapper. He was in quarantine in a Sydney hospital twice for Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
. His first quarantine episode began when he started coughing up blood and an x-ray revealed a hole in his lung: he was admitted to hospital on 9 December 2009 and placed in isolation on 11 December 2009. While in quarantine he produced his first video "I'm not sick, but I'm sick sick" not knowing this was merely the beginning of both worldwide popularity and half a year of quarantine. This first period of quarantine ended on 2 January 2010. Van Vuuren was readmitted on 18 January 2010 when his tuberculosis proved resistant to medication. He was finally released from quarantine on 28 June 2010 after producing many more videos about his experience in isolation.
Van Vuuren's humorous videos and unique outlook on his medical situation have garnered attention both within Australia as well as worldwide, and he has been featured on television programs such as Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
's Today Show
Today (Australian TV program)
Today and Weekend Today are Australian breakfast television programmes, the show is often referred to as The Today Show. The show has been broadcast live by the Nine Network each morning since 1982...
.
His videos have received nearly one million hits and led to the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
(WHO) contacting him to help promote World Tuberculosis Day
World Tuberculosis Day
World Tuberculosis Day, falling on March 24 each year, is designed to build public awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis and efforts to eliminate the disease...
. His Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
page has attracted over 14,000 people. Men are said to "swoon when he dances in his underwear" and women have reportedly sent naked photos to him.
His stuntman brother helps him to write webisodes.
Videos
His videos include raps about his life in quarantine.As of 30 May, 2010, he also performs 'Rap-Up' of the week's local news for New Zealand's Campbell Live
Campbell Live
Campbell Live is a half-hour long New Zealand current affairs programme weeknights at 7.00pm, on TV3 and is hosted by New Zealand television personality, John Campbell...
current affairs show.
In September 2010 Van Vuuren participated in the "30 Days Has September" initiative of the Ted Noffs Foundation Inc
The Ted Noffs Foundation Inc
Since its foundation in 1992 The Ted Noffs Foundation Inc has grown from one residential treatment centre for adolescents to a broad range of initiatives, from four residential treatment centres for adolescents with drug and alcohol problems , to adolescent life management aftercare, family and...
. During each day of September 2010, Van Vuuren recorded "new activities, experiences and mischief making" in order to raise money for the foundation.
External links
- Christiaan Van Vuuren at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
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