1. Defination
1.1. Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease
1.2. Malaria is a chronic disease. It affects the humans through mosquitoes. Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium.
2. How to avoid it
2.1. use both mosquito repellent on the skin and mosquito netting over the head
2.2. especially near still pools of water around dawn and dusk
3. signs
3.1. Fever
3.2. Chills
3.3. Headache
3.4. muscle aches
3.5. tiredness
3.6. nausea
3.7. vomiting
3.8. diarrhoea
3.9. anaemia
3.10. jaundice
4. Treatments
4.1. Malaria can be effectively with one or more of the following medications:
4.1.1. • Chloroquine (Aralen)
4.1.2. • Quinine sulfate (Qualaquin)
4.1.3. • Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)
4.1.4. • Combination of sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine (Fansidar)
4.1.5. • Mefloquine (Lariam)
4.1.6. • Combination of atovaquone and proguanil (Malarone)
4.1.7. • Doxycycline (Doryx, Vibramycin, others).
4.1.8. Artemisinin-derived medications: Another class of ant malarial drugs, often prescribed in Asia and now in other parts of the world, is derived from artemisinin, a sweet wormwood extract. Artesunate is an example of an artemisinin derivative.
4.1.9. A malarial drug (mefloquine) to prevent relapse and drug resistance
5. Effects
5.1. Kids
5.1.1. There are various causes for mental problems like learning problems, emotional, physical, sexual abuse or chronic neglect. It is charecterized by symptoms like not playing, not talking, self harm, constant crying, soiling
5.2. Women
5.2.1. run a higher risk to get it more severe
5.2.2. it effects in a pregnant women
5.2.2.1. an increase risk of disease and death
5.2.2.2. adverse impacts for their developing babies
5.2.2.3. Low birth weight, growth retardation, still births and death
5.2.3. only female moths can spread it