Malaria
Malaria is a disease in which the patient has frequent fever with cold and headache. Sometimes the fever decreases, and then it comes back again. In severe cases the patient goes into coma or until his death. Malaria is caused by parasite called plasmodium. Malaria begins with the bite of female anopheles mosquito, which leaves this parasite in the body.
How does malaria spread?
If you are infected with malaria and you cut an anopheles mosquito, then the parasite of malaria goes in that mosquito.
If the mosquito bites another person immediately after biting the person suffering from malaria, then the malaria parasite gets transmitted in his body.
When the malaria parasite enters her liver, then she can live in her liver for a few years and years.
When parasites are mature, they release the liver and infect its red blood cells. This occurs when people usually develop symptoms of malaria in people.
When a mosquito bites the infected person then the mosquito gets infected with the parasite of the malaria and this disease can spread on the cutting of another person.
Unborn baby may have malaria. Malaria can be triggered by transferring infected blood. Injecting the injection given to the infected person may lead to malaria by injecting the other person.
Symptoms of Malaria.
Symptoms of malaria can develop after seven days of bites of infected mosquitoes.
* High body temperature
* Headache
* Sweating
* Felling Cold
* Vomiting
These symptoms are often mild and can sometimes be difficult to recognize as malaria.
In some types of malaria, fever occurs in a 48 hour cycle. During these cycles, you first feel cold. Then you get fever with sweating and fatigue. These symptoms usually last between 6 to 12 hours.
Other symptoms of malaria include:
* Having muscle pain
* Diarrhea
* Feeling generally unhealthy
The most severe type of malaria is the plasmodium falciparum parasite. If there is no immediate treatment, it can have serious consequences on your life such as breathing problem and organ failure. Due to this there can be anemia, cerebral malaria, very little blood sugar, which can lead to coma or death.
If you experience high fever during high-risk malaria area or traveling, contact your doctor. Parasites can stay in your body for one year after having malaria. If you have serious symptoms of malaria, then go immediately for emergency treatment.
Causes of Malaria.
Malaria is caused by a type of parasite called plasmodium. There are many different types of plasmodium parasites but there are five such plasmodium parasites that cause malaria in our body.
Types of malarial parasites.
1. Plasmodium falciparum - It is mainly found in Africa. This is the most common type of malaria parasite and the death of most malaria patients worldwide is due to the Plasmodium falciparum parasite.
2. Plasmodium vivax - It is mainly found in Asia and South America. This parasite causes milder symptoms of malaria compared to Plasmodium falciparum, but it can remain in the liver for three years and as a result it can again cause this disease.
3. Plasmodium ovale - This parasite is quite unusual and is usually found in West Africa. It can live in your liver for several years without producing malaria symptoms.
4. Plasmodium malariae - This parasite is quite rare and is usually found only in Africa.
5. Plasmodium knowlesi - This parasite is very rare and is found in parts of Southeast Asia.
Plasmodium parasite mainly spreads due to female anopheles mosquito bites, which are mainly cut in the evening and night.
Prevention of Malaria.
1. Prevent mosquitoes from growing.
2. As much as possible, stay inside the house, especially at night when mosquitoes are more active.
3. Use mosquito net.
4. Wear clothes that cover most parts of your body.
5. Put the permethrin on clothes.
6. Use mosquito net with insect repellant permethrin
7. Use a cream that prevents insect containing DEET or picaridin. It is applied directly to the skin (except for your mouth and eyes).
8. There is currently no vaccine providing protection from malaria, so you should take antimalarial medication to reduce the chances of getting the disease.
If you are infected with malaria and you cut an anopheles mosquito, then the parasite of malaria goes in that mosquito.
If the mosquito bites another person immediately after biting the person suffering from malaria, then the malaria parasite gets transmitted in his body.
When the malaria parasite enters her liver, then she can live in her liver for a few years and years.
When parasites are mature, they release the liver and infect its red blood cells. This occurs when people usually develop symptoms of malaria in people.
When a mosquito bites the infected person then the mosquito gets infected with the parasite of the malaria and this disease can spread on the cutting of another person.
Unborn baby may have malaria. Malaria can be triggered by transferring infected blood. Injecting the injection given to the infected person may lead to malaria by injecting the other person.
Symptoms of Malaria.
Symptoms of malaria can develop after seven days of bites of infected mosquitoes.
* High body temperature
* Headache
* Sweating
* Felling Cold
* Vomiting
These symptoms are often mild and can sometimes be difficult to recognize as malaria.
Other symptoms of malaria include:
* Having muscle pain
* Diarrhea
* Feeling generally unhealthy
The most severe type of malaria is the plasmodium falciparum parasite. If there is no immediate treatment, it can have serious consequences on your life such as breathing problem and organ failure. Due to this there can be anemia, cerebral malaria, very little blood sugar, which can lead to coma or death.
If you experience high fever during high-risk malaria area or traveling, contact your doctor. Parasites can stay in your body for one year after having malaria. If you have serious symptoms of malaria, then go immediately for emergency treatment.
Causes of Malaria.
Malaria is caused by a type of parasite called plasmodium. There are many different types of plasmodium parasites but there are five such plasmodium parasites that cause malaria in our body.
Types of malarial parasites.
1. Plasmodium falciparum - It is mainly found in Africa. This is the most common type of malaria parasite and the death of most malaria patients worldwide is due to the Plasmodium falciparum parasite.
2. Plasmodium vivax - It is mainly found in Asia and South America. This parasite causes milder symptoms of malaria compared to Plasmodium falciparum, but it can remain in the liver for three years and as a result it can again cause this disease.
3. Plasmodium ovale - This parasite is quite unusual and is usually found in West Africa. It can live in your liver for several years without producing malaria symptoms.
4. Plasmodium malariae - This parasite is quite rare and is usually found only in Africa.
5. Plasmodium knowlesi - This parasite is very rare and is found in parts of Southeast Asia.
Plasmodium parasite mainly spreads due to female anopheles mosquito bites, which are mainly cut in the evening and night.
Prevention of Malaria.
1. Prevent mosquitoes from growing.
2. As much as possible, stay inside the house, especially at night when mosquitoes are more active.
3. Use mosquito net.
4. Wear clothes that cover most parts of your body.
5. Put the permethrin on clothes.
6. Use mosquito net with insect repellant permethrin
7. Use a cream that prevents insect containing DEET or picaridin. It is applied directly to the skin (except for your mouth and eyes).
8. There is currently no vaccine providing protection from malaria, so you should take antimalarial medication to reduce the chances of getting the disease.
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