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Malaria from Dominican Republic?

January 29, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Hi i just came back from the Dominican Republic. I started to have a mild fever, chills, muscle pains, a headache, and a cough. Today the fever and chills are gone but my cough and headache have gotten worse. It hurts my head a lot when I cough, I feel a lot of pressure in my head. Can you please tell me why my head hurts so much.  Is this a symptom of malaria? hope to hear from you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: chills, Chloroquine, Dominican Republic, fever, headache, Malaria Diagnosis, Malaria Prophylaxis, Malaria Symptoms, Malaria Treatment, Plasmodium Falciparum

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 Disorder

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

QUESTION what is the malaria disorder? ANSWER Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human body, the parasites multiply in the liver, and then infect red blood cells. Usually, people get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito. Symptoms of malaria include fever and flu-like illness, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles, causes of malaria, Cerebral Malaria, chills, fever, jaundice, Malaria Symptoms, Malaria transmission, Plasmodium, Plasmodium Falciparum

What are the Symptoms of Malaria?

December 14, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What are malaria 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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: chills, cyclical fever, fever, flu-like illness, jaundice, kidney failure, Malaria Symptoms, nausea, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Ovale, red blood cells, relapse, seizures

What do people look like when they have malaria?

December 9, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What do people look like when they have malaria? ANSWER They look sick! When a person has malaria, they experience a flu-like illness, characterised by cycles of fevers and chills, and often accompanied by headaches and nausea. In addition, they may have jaundice (a yellowing of the skin and eyes) due to loss of red blood cells. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: chills, fever, flu-like illness, headaches, jaundice, nausea, red blood cells

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