HOW TO CURE MALARIA INFECTION

PROGRAM ANCHORED BY: VICTOR AND BOLUWATIFE

PROGRAM TITLE: HEALTH TALK

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TIME: 8-9:30 EVERY SATURDAY'S

MALARIA

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease affecting humans and other animals caused by
parasitic protozoans (a group of single-celled
microorganisms) belonging to the Plasmodium
type.

Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, feeling tired , vomiting , and
headaches . In severe cases it can cause yellow skin , seizures , coma , or death.

[1] Symptoms usually begin ten to fifteen days after being bitten. If not properly treated, people may have recurrences of the disease months later.
[2] In those who have recently survived an infection , reinfection usually causes milder symptoms. This partial resistance disappears over months to years if the person has no continuing exposure to malaria.

The disease is most  commonly transmitted by an infected female Anopheles mosquito. The mosquito bite introduces the parasites from the mosquito's saliva into a person.

The parasites travel to the liver where they mature and reproduce. Five species of Plasmodium can infect and be spread by humans.

The risk of disease can be reduced by preventing mosquito bites through the use of
mosquito nets and insect repellents , or with
mosquito control measures such as spraying
insecticides and draining standing water.

Several medications are available to prevent malaria in travellers to areas where the disease is common. Occasional doses of the combination medication sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine are recommended in infants and after the first trimester of pregnancy in areas with high rates of malaria. Despite a need, no effective vaccine exists, although efforts to develop one are ongoing

The recommended treatment for malaria is a combination of
antimalarial medications that includes an
artemisinin.

The second medication may be either mefloquine , lumefantrine , or sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine.

Quinine along with doxycycline may be used if an artemisinin is not available.

It is recommended that in areas where the disease is common, malaria is confirmed if possible before treatment is started due to concerns of increasing drug resistance . Resistance among the parasites has developed to several antimalarial medications

for example,
chloroquine -resistant P. falciparum has spread to most malarial areas, and resistance to artemisinin has become a problem in some parts of Southeast Asia.

And to stop and prevent malaria every one should have a mosquito net in free in any health centre around.

And remember health is wealth
Life is more precious
Prevention is better than cure

........✍victor cares