Top 8 Symptoms of Malaria!
The Main Symptoms of Malaria that everyone should be aware of. In addition, Malaria is curable, but for that, treatment must be started quickly, because if Malaria develops a lot and reaches its most severe form, affecting the brain , where the chances of complications and death are much greater. So, check out The Top 8 Symptoms of Malaria:
What is Malaria: Malaria is an acute febrile infectious disease transmitted by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito, infected by Plasmodium.
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Symptoms of Malaria: Malaria infection cantake up to 17 days to appear after a mosquito bite, but in some cases these symptoms can take a few months to appear:
- Fever above 38ºC;
- Sweats and chills;
- Severe headache ;
- Nausea and vomiting ;
- Muscle pain throughout the body;
- Weakness and constant tiredness;
- Yellow skin and eyes ;
- Severe tremors that can last from 15 minutes to 1 hour.
Malaria Transmission: Transmission occurs after the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito, infected by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. In Brazil, three species are associated with malaria in humans: P. vivax, P. falciparum and P. malariae.
The protozoan is transmitted to humans by blood, usually through the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito, infected by Plasmodium or, more rarely, by another type of means that brings the blood of an infected person into contact with that of another healthy person, such as the sharing syringes (drug users), blood transfusions or even mother-to-fetus, in pregnancy.
Diagnosis of Malaria: After the appearance of the first symptoms, it is recommended to go to the hospital or emergency room, especially if the symptoms appear every 48 or 72 hours. In this way, it is possible to identify the presence of the parasite in the body through a blood test and start the appropriate treatment, preventing the infection from worsening and putting life at risk.
Malaria Treatment: Malaria treatment isdone with the ingestion of antimalarial drugs, such as Chloroquine, for 3 days, and Primaquine, for 7 or 14 days, provided free of charge by the SUS.
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These medications are taken once daily and should be taken with a meal to avoid stomach upset. The dose of the drug varies according to the age and weight of each person and the most serious cases require hospitalization.
- Eat normally;
- Do not consume alcoholic beverages;
- Do not stop treatment before medical advice, even if symptoms disappear sooner, because of the risk of recurrence and complications of the disease.