Malaria is caused by parasites that are transmitted through the bite of the Anopheles mosquito. It is a life-threatening blood disease, and can be cured, if detected in its early stages. Malaria can cause complications such as swelling of blood vessels in the brain, or cerebral malaria (which can result in breathing problems, failure of the kidney and liver, destruction of red blood cells and coma). The number of malaria cases witnessed a global decline of about 18%, from an estimated 262 million in 2000 to 214 million in 2015. However, the contagious disease hasn’t been contained.
The symptoms of malaria develop within 10 days to 4 weeks after the bite of the mosquito. Common symptoms of this disease might include: High fever. Headaches. Chills. Nausea. Sweating, fatigue, and vomiting.
The most probable causes of this disease include: A transplant of an organ. Transfusion. Use of shared needles.
malaria is primarily diagnosed using two methods - clinical and microscopic. Diagnosis can be difficult since the early symptoms of the disease are often mistaken for flu and common viral infections. Physical findings are also often not specific. Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) Microscopic tests Clinical diagnostics
The doctors prescribe: .. Medications Antimalarial medication and artemisinin combined therapy (ACT) as treatment. The dose and type of the drug depends upon a type of factors (type of malaria, age, etc.)
In order to prevent the occurrence of this disease, one should take care of: Cover your skin properly, while sleeping in a mosquito-prone area. Use bug sprays containing DEET. Go for sunscreens and then for repellants. Use bed-net always.
