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What Body Systems are Affected by Malaria?

November 23, 2013 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

Question: What tissues,organs and/or body systems are affected by malaria? Answer: The malaria parasite is transmitted through blood and has an immediate effect on red blood cells. The most common symptoms of malaria including fever, are caused when the parasites invade red blood cells (erythrocytes) and rupture.  However, there are five species of the Plasmodium parasite that cause … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Cerebral Malaria, Malaria Symptoms, Malaria transmission, Plasmodium Falciparum, red blood cells

Malaria Effects on Brain

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

QUESTION Does malaria affect your brain? I was 18months when I had it and I almost died. I didn't talk until I was 3 years old and have always had troubles with schooling. Now I'm 23 and for at least 3/4 years I've had problems with my memory and speech. I don't know if its new or I have just been noticing it more since I'm older and I'm still experiencing my learning troubles. So can this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Cerebral Malaria, neurodisability, therapy

Can Malaria Penetrate the Brain

October 1, 2013 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Can malaria penetrate the brain?   ANSWER Approximately 1% of people with malaria will develop a severe form, and in these cases the brain can be affected.  When the brain is affected, the condition is called cerebral malaria.  Functional changes to the blood-brain barrier occur in cerebral malaria, possibly as a result of the binding of parasitized red blood cells to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Cerebral Malaria, Malaria Symptoms, severe malaria

Malaria Cure

August 30, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What medicine is good for curing malaria? ANSWER There are lots of different types of medication which are effective against malaria. However, for uncomplicated, unsevere cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends using a type of medication called artemisinin-based combination therapy, or ACT. Again, there are many types of ACTs, so the name may vary depending on what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: ACT, Alu, artemether, artemsinin-based combination therapy, Cerebral Malaria, coma, lumefantrine, S, seizure

Effects of Malaria on Brain

August 21, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Can malaria or the fever of malaria (or the medication) cause a teen to become depressed and suicidal 18 months on. ANSWER That is unlikely. Malaria, when treated, usually resolves completely, without any lingering effects. In some cases, people with severe cerebral malaria can have lasting neurological impacts, such as altered behaviour and difficulties with learning. Some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Cerebral Malaria, combat veterans, depression, learning difficulties, Malaria Symptoms, Malaria Treatment

Malaria Symptoms

August 7, 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 the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: ache nausea, Cerebral Malaria, complicated malaria, fever, Malaria Symptoms, Plasmodium Falciparum, pre-patent period, relapse, severe, uncomplicated

Malaria with Liver and Kidney Problems

June 7, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Can someone please tell me what kind of malaria this is. What part of the body it attacks, e.g., cerebral? Patient presenting with liver and kidney "problems". What could these be? ANSWER I am not sure I fully understand your question, but the type of malaria which is associated with cerebral malaria, and also tends to have the most adverse effects on other organs (such as the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Cerebral Malaria, kidneys, liver, Malaria Symptoms, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Knowlesi, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax

Malaria Effect on Host

May 28, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is the effect of malaria on host? ANSWER In the human host, malaria can often make a person very sick, though the exact symptoms and severity of the disease depends on the type of malaria (five different kinds of malaria infect humans). Many people will have a high fever, chills, nausea and body aches. In a symptom very typical of malaria, a patient will experience cyclical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: aches, blood meal, Cerebral Malaria, chills, cyclical fever, fever, life cycle, mosquito, nausea, Plasmodium Falciparum, symptoms, transmission

Which Malaria is Most Deadly

May 28, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION In which form of malaria is the death rate highest? ANSWER The most dangerous form of malaria in people is Plasmodium falciparum. It causes the most severe symptoms (for example, "cerebral malaria") and also the most deaths. It is widespread around the world, but most deaths due to P. falciparum (and in fact, all malaria) occur in sub-Saharan Africa. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Cerebral Malaria, deaths, mortality, Plasmodium Falciparum

Malaria Symptoms Flash Back

May 22, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION I got cerebral malaria in Uganda in 1988. Upon returning to the US I was part of an on-going study through the CDC for a couple years. During that time I had recurrence of what appeared to be an 8-10 hour relapse of the severe body aches, disorientation, fever, chills etc. The tropical doctor that was following me informed me that with something as severe as cerebral malaria the brain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: CDC, Cerebral Malaria, flashbacks

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