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After malaria treatment…..

October 22, 2013 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

Question: I had malaria last week.Doctor gave me Rezartrin Forte for four days(9 tablets). Now I am feeling very weak and lost five kgs. What should I do ? Answer: Malaria is a serious disease and one of the potential residual effects of malaria infection is iron deficiency, which can lead to anaemia, and this can cause weakness.  Eating iron-rich foods or asking your doctor about iron … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: anemia, Malaria Treatment, recuperation, Rezeratin Forte, weakness

Falciparum Long-term Outcomes

October 16, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION My husband was admitted to ICU for 22% falciparum parasite load (with some mild kidney and liver failure, as well as low blood pressure) after being overseas two weeks earlier. They treated him with IV artesunate and oral Malarone and an exchange transfusion, and discharged him after a week, as his kidneys had improved and so had his blood pressure, and he wasn't yellow anymore. He … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: anemia, Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies, Malaria Symptoms, relapse

Effects of Malaria

September 15, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION what are effects of malaria? ANSWER If a person becomes infected with malaria, they may start to experience the symptoms of the disease. These include high fever, aches, chills, nausea, headache, and sometimes more severe manifestations, such as severe anemia, impaired consciousness and even coma or death. These latter severe effects are more commonly associated with Plasmodium … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: anemia, chills, coma, death, effects, fever, impaired consciousness, nausea, Plasmodium Falciparum, symptoms

After Malaria: Low Iron, Chest Pains

September 14, 2012 By Malaria Q&A 1 Comment

QUESTION I got malaria in Ghana in February 2012 and was treated for it and recovered within 10 days. I had no problem or illness after that. Returned to USA late May of 2012 healthy able to run 4 or 5 miles a day and be active. About 3 or 4 weeks later suddenly developed shortness of breath, chest pains with hunger and thirst. Have seen 5 different doctors and had extensive heart, lung, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: anemia, post malaria symptoms

Malaria and Menstrual Cycle

August 18, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Does malaria affect menstrual cycle? ANSWER Malaria usually does not last very long—people usually seek diagnosis and treatment within a few days (since symptoms can be severe) and then treatment and recovery follow swiftly, within another few days (100% recovery may take longer, up to a few weeks). Moreover, malaria does not usually interfere with reproductive organs or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: anemia, Malaria Diagnosis, Malaria Symptoms, menstruation

What are the symptoms of malaria?

March 11, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What are the symptoms of malaria? ANSWER Symptoms of malaria include fever and flu-like illness, including shaking chills, headache, muscle aches, and tiredness. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may also occur. Malaria may cause anemia and jaundice (yellow coloring of the skin and eyes) because of the loss of red blood cells. Symptoms usually appear between 10 and 15 days after … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: anemia, Cerebral Malaria, coma, cyclical fever, death, fever, kidney failure, Malaria Symptoms, mental confusion, Plasmodium Falciparum, red blood cells, seizures

Is Malaria Related to Chronic Fatigue and Hair Loss?

December 23, 2011 By Malaria Q&A 5 Comments

QUESTION I was in Ghana one year ans 6 months ago when I contracted malaria. I was hospitalised for one day and treated with coartem for 3 days. I was treated with antibiotics for typhoid also however I had been vaccinated against this prior to my trip. Since my return I began loosing significant amount of hair from my head and suffer fatigue after small amounts of exercise and work. I never … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: anemia, dietary supplements, hemaglobin, iron supplements, malaria long term effects, multivitamins

Malaria Symptoms

December 22, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? ANSWER Symptoms of malaria include fever and flu-like illness, including shaking chills, headache, muscle aches, and tiredness. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may also occur. Malaria may cause anemia and jaundice (yellow coloring of the skin and eyes) because of the loss of red blood cells. Symptoms usually appear between 10 and 15 days after the mosquito … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: anemia, Cerebral Malaria, chills, coma, fever, jaundice, Malaria Symptoms, Plasmodium Falciparum

Malaria Medication Side Effects

December 4, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION My mother is an old patient of arthritis. She has also had a long stint with asthma and tuberculosis. She has presently been diagnosed with urine infection but was treated with malaria medicines artesunate and primaquine phosphate. What side effects could she possibly develop by wrong administration of malaria medicines? ANSWER Luckily there are few major side effects associated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: anemia, Artesunate, headache, nausea, Primaquine, side effects, vomiting

Malaria and Anemia

October 16, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION How does malaria cause anemia? ANSWER Anemia is the result of a decrease in the number of red blood cells in the blood. Malaria specifically attacks red blood cells, invading them and then undergoing multiple cycles of reproduction inside them. Once replication has been completed, the malaria parasites burst out of the red blood cell, destroying it in the process. Over the course … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anaemia, anemia, Malaria life cycle, red blood cells

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