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Malaria Symptoms Chill Nausea Fever Treated By Antimalarial Drugs Quinine Artemisinin Derivatives


Malaria points out to the vector-borne infectious disease which is an output of the protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium. It is most common in tropical as well as subtropical regions and is comprised of various parts of Asia, Americas and Africa.

The cases of people getting effcetd from malaria are estimated to be 515 million and out of this human beings between one and three million tend to die. The most affected ones are the kids residing in the Sub-Saharan Africa. Plasmodium falciparum as well as Plasmodium vivax turn up causing severe kind of this disease. The group comprising of human-pathogenic Plasmodium species are mostly called as malaria parasites.

The transmission of malaria parasites are done by female Anopheles mosquitoes. These parasites tend to opt for multiplication in the red blood cells and leads to symptoms of anemia like tachycardia, light headedness and breathe getting shorter. The common symptoms include chills, nausea, fever, flu-like illness, as well as in serious instances coma and death.

The best way to stop this disease is to use mosquito nets, insect repellents as well as spraying insecticides in the houses and in drains where the mosquitoes generally lay their eggs.

The treatment of these infections is done by the application of antimalarial drugs like quinine or artemisinin derivatives. The term malaria has been derived from Medieval Italian mala aria which means "bad air" and this disease was earlier also named as ague or marsh fever as it was connected with swamps. Malaria is found to effect more frequently the people residing in rural area that in the cities.

Malaria leads to poverty and restricts the growth of the economy. When malaria is caused by P. falciparum, a person also gets a tingling sensation in the skin. This disease also results in cognitive impairments mostly in kids. It also leads to extensive anemia at the time of swift brain development and also causes damage of the brain in direct manner. The renal failure may result in black water fever and in this the hemoglobin that is present in lysed red blood cells gets into the urine. Chronic malaria is found in P. ovale as well as P. vivax. Malaria







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Malaria Symptoms Chill Nausea Fever Treated By Antimalarial Drugs Quinine Artemisinin Derivatives was written on July 26, 2008. Posted in Health and Tagged Health.












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