Question: Could you please expand on the danger of not being treated promptly? Is that meant with or without symptoms even ? Could I die of malaria without having any sign of being unwell for at least 24 h plus first? Secondly, what risk of poisoning or harm would an approx 1 y expired malaria drug Lonart-DS ( artemwther 80 mg and lumefrantine 480 mg ) possibly have if taken with the intention … [Read more...]
What Causes Stomach Ache with Malaria?
Question: What is responsible for stomach ache in malaria condition? Answer: Often, stomach ache in malaria occurs in the early stages of malaria infection (first week or so) and can be caused by the rapid enlargement of the liver and spleen as they become inflamed. During malaria infection, and particularly that with Plasmodium falciparum, the most deadly and severe form of malaria, large … [Read more...]
What Body Systems are Affected by Malaria?
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...]
Short and Long Term Effects of Malaria
QUESTION What are the short term and long term effects of malaria? ANSWER In the short term, malaria can cause a variety of symptoms including shaking chills, headache, muscle aches, and tiredness. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Malaria may also cause anemia and jaundice (yellow coloring of the skin and eyes) because of the loss of red blood cells. Once treated, most people … [Read more...]
Signs of Malaria
QUESTION I don't like taking drugs, but since the past one month I've been very down with fever. My eyes have changed to yelllow, joint pain, I've severe pains in my ear, I have stomach and abdominal pain, I have seizure undere my feet, sores on my tongue, throat pain, heart burn, and cough. Please are these malaria signs? ANSWER Thanks for your question. Malaria is often tricky because … [Read more...]
Can Malaria Penetrate the Brain
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...]
Symptoms of Malaria but Tests Negative
QUESTION My sister has been suffering from fever from past 22 days temperature varying from 102-106 with chills shivering, headache, body pain,nausea and muscle ache but tested negative for malaria. She also tested negative for dengue, swine flu, hiv, and many others. So out of frustration we gave her mefloc 250 and she seems to be responding. She is still having fever that is after 12 hrs of … [Read more...]
Falciparum Long-term Outcomes
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...]
Time Allowed for Malaria Treatment
QUESTION How long does a person have to get to a doctor if they suspect they may have malaria? ANSWER Once you suspect you have malaria (symptoms include very high fever, chills, head and body ache etc) you should seek care and have a blood smear done to identify the parasite. If not treated, malaria can quickly become life-threatening by disrupting the blood supply to vital organs. If … [Read more...]
Symptoms of Malaria
QUESTION What are the symptoms of malaria? ANSWER This is a frequently asked question. Please see Malaria Symptoms and Causes for more information. The most common symptoms of malaria include fever and flu-like illness, including shaking chills, headache, muscle aches, and tiredness. If you think you may have malaria because you have these symptoms you should seek help including a blood … [Read more...]