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What are the starting symptoms of malaria?

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What are the starting symptoms of malaria?

Malaria starts with fever and chills. A few may also experience nausea and rashes. You are recommended to get a blood test done to confirm you have got malaria.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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Can malaria turn to pneumonia if untreated?

No, malaria can cause acute respiratory distress. However, it doesn't always turn into pneumonia.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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What is the treatment for non-severe cases of malaria?

For non-severe cases of malaria, one needs to take sugar cane juice and few prescribed medicines to control the infection and recover quickly.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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What are the symptoms of cerebral malaria?

Cerebral malaria is a serious condition. In adults, cerebral malaria is part of a multi-organ disease. Patients develop fever, headache, body aches, and progressively, delirium and coma.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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Why is malaria not easily diagnosed?

Malaria is not easily diagnosed because the symptoms are similar to viral fever and other diseases. In addition, as it comes under the category endemic hence rapid diagnostic tests are not available to diagnose it instantly in countries such as the US and UK. In India, due to the tropical climate it is more common and hence easily diagnosed.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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Is malaria an infectious disease?

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by the bite of female Anopheles mosquitoes, which spread infectious plasmodium parasites into a host.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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