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Overview

Malaria disease is caused by the bite of one type of mosquito. It is caused by the bite of Anopheles mosquito. This is an infectious disease which first affects the liver and blood of the patient. This parasite remains in the white blood cells of the patient. It grows by drinking blood from patient. Malaria disease is the main cause of malaria fever. This is mainly seen in the rainy season.

Parasite of Malaria

It mainly 4 types.

1. Plasmodium Vivax

2. Plasmodium Falciparum

3. Plasmodium Ovale

4. Plasmodium Malarie

Cause of Malaria

The main cause of malaria disease is protozoa parasite. There are 4 types of these. They are from plasmodium family. each species spends part of its life cycle in human and part in anopheles mosquitoes. If this infected mosquito bites a healthy person, then the healthy person gets the disease.

Symptoms of Malaria

There are many symptoms of this disease. The patient usually has fever for 5-15 days. Some of the common symptoms are listed here.

• The patient will get high fever and sweating will decrease.
• There will be a lot of headache
• Nausea and vomiting
• Tremors in the body
• There will be a toilet
• Will have a cough and will look yellowish like jaundice
• Blood in the urine
• Apart from this, along with liver and kidney damage, the patient may also die.
• Abdominal pain
• Diarrhea

Blood test for Malaria disease

There are many diagnoses to know about malaria disease.

First we will have to get the blood test done as per the doctor's consultation.

• Complete blood cell count
• MP -ICT
• Total platelet count
• Liver function test
• MP for BINAX etc.  
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 Can malaria disease be cured?

Normally, in some cases it may be fatal, but it is curable.

Which country most affected by malaria disease?

 Yes, there is some country. But Nigeria is the most affected country by Malaria Disease in the world.

Treatment for Malaria Disease?

Doctors give some medicines to the patient depending on the stage of malaria disease. In this the doctor gives some antibiotics and along with that also gives anti malaria medicines.