What is Malaria?

What is Malaria?

Malaria is an acute febrile infectious disease transmitted by the bite of the female anopheles mosquito, infected by plasmodium.

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Transmission occurs after the female bite of the anopheles mosquito, infected by protozoa of the genus plasmodium. Neither Mozambique, three species are associated with malaria in humans: p. vivax, p. falciparum and p. malariae.

The protozoan is transmitted to man by blood, usually through the bite of the female anopheles mosquito, infected by plasmodium or, more rarely, by another type of medium that puts the blood of an infected person in contact with that of a healty person, such as sharing of syringes (drug users), blood transfusion or even from mother to fetus, in pregnancy.

Symptons of malaria

The most common symptoms are: chills, high fever (at the beginning continuous and then often every three days), headaches and muscle, tachycardia, increase in the spleen and sometimes delusions. In the case of infection p. falciparum, there is also a chance in ten to develop what is called of cerebral malaria, responsible for about 80% of cases lethal of the disease. In addition of symptoms currents, appears slight stiff neck, disturbances sensory, disorientation, drowsiness or excitement, seizures, vomiting and headaches,may the patiente get to eat.

Treatment of malaria

The decision to how to treat the patient with malaria must be in accordance with the manual therapy of malaria, edited by the ministry of health, and be guided by the following areas: kind of plasmodium depending on the kind of plasmodium the patient will receive a type of treatment severity of illness- by the need to drugs injetable action faster on the parasites in order to reduce the mortality.

Medicines for malaria

Drugs more used for the treatment of malaria are: clordox doxycycline only a doctor can tell which medicine more suitable for your case, as well as the dosage correct and duration of treatment. Always follow the scratching the guidelines of your doctor and never automedique. Do not stop the use of medicine without consult a doctor before and, if you take it more than once or in quantities much larger than the prescribed, follow the instructions on bull.

Prevention

Measures to prevent individual:

Use of mosquito nets impregnated or not with insecticides, clothes that protect legs and arms, screens in doors and windows, use of repellents.

Prevention measures collective:

Drainage, small works sanitation for disposal breeding vector, landfill, claning the banks of breeding, modification of the flow of water, control of vegetation aquatic, improving the house and working conditions, rational use of the Earth.