Malaria Symptoms: Signs and Treatment

Malaria always start with a single mosquito bite so every community member needs to have access to personal protection from mosquitoes such as, mosquito nets, insecticides and so on....

 

How to know malaria symptoms on your body

The following are the signs of malaria you will encounter when you have it;

•  Shaking Chills that can Range From Moderate to Severe:

   The following are associated with Chills, Shaking chills, Fever
  
  
  1. Tuberculosis - Tuberculosis usually infects the lungs, causing a bad cough with blood, chest pain, fever, chills, and fatigue.
  2. Cold exposure - Cold exposure symptoms include color changes on the skin, numbness, stinging, redness, blisters, and more.
  3. Abscess - A skin abscess, or boil, is a swollen, painful, red and warm lump of skin that may rupture and drain pus.
  4. Viral pharyngitis -Viral pharyngitis is a sore throat caused by a virus, and causes throat pain and cold-like symptoms.
  5. Gastroenteritis - Gastroenteritis is inflammation of the stomach and intestine that causes diarrhea and vomiting.
  6. Thyroid storm - A thyroid storm, dangerously high levels of thyroid hormone, causes fever, racing heartbeat, sweating, and more
  7. Lyme disease - Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread through tick bites; symptoms include rash, fever chills, and more.
  8. Mononucleosis - Mononucleosis is a viral infection causing extreme fatigue, sore throat, fever, rash, muscle aches, and more.
  9. Rheumatoid arthritis - Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes pain, swelling, and joint damage.
  10. Thalassemia - Thalassemia is a rare group of genetic blood disorders effecting red blood cells and leading to anemia.
  11. Influenza (flu) adults - The flu is a respiratory tract infection and causes fever, sore throat, runny nose, headache, cough, and more.
  12. Acute sinusitis - Acute sinusitis, an inflammation of the sinuses, causes sinus pain and tenderness, facial redness and more.
  13. Influenza (flu) child - The seasonal flu is a common viral infection that causes fever, body ache, headache, and congestion.
  14. Aseptic meningitis (adult) - Aseptic meningitis, or viral meningitis, can cause fever, headaches, neck pain, nausea, and more.
  
    High fever:   Fever is an increase of body temperature. A temperature of up to 102°F (38.9°C), it can be helpful because it helps the body fight infection. Most healthy children and adults can tolerate a fever as high as 103°F (39.4°C) to 104°F (40°C) for short periods of time without problems.

•     Profuse sweating.

•     Headache.

•     Nausea.

•     Vomiting.

•     Diarrhea.

•     Anemia.

How to treat malaria

When you encountered any of the symptoms listed above, you try as much as possible to visit any nearby pharmacy for your treatment or if you by mistake didn't encounter any of the symptoms before it came still visit any nearby pharmacy to get  Anti malaria tablet