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Malaria
Malaria is a infectious disease that is transmitted through the bite of the female mosquito. All questions about symptoms, causes, prevention, treatment, and history can be found here.
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What causes malaria African sleep sickness and amoebic dysentery?
Well first thing first Malaria and African sleeping sickness are to different things.
Malaria is caused by a parasite that is transmitted from one human to another by the bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes. It involves high fevers, shaking chills, flu-like symptoms, and anemia. The parasites multiply inside the red blood cells, which then rupture within 48 to 72 hours, infecting more red blood cells. The first symptoms usually occur 10 days to 4 weeks after infection, though they can appear as early as 8 days or as long as a year after infection. Then the symptoms occur in cycles of 48 to 72 hours.
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also called sleeping sickness, is an illness endemic to sub-Saharan Africa. these parasites are transmitted to human hosts by bites of infected tsetse flies which are found only in Africa.
The disease is mostly transmitted through the bite of an infected tsetse fly but there are other ways in which people are infected with sleeping sickness.
- Mother-to-child infection: the trypanosome can cross the placenta and infect the fetus.
- Mechanical transmission through other blood sucking insects is possible. However, it is difficult to assess the epidemiological impact of transmission.
- Accidental infections have occurred in laboratories due to pricks from contaminated needles.
Amoebic dysentery (amoebiasis) is an infection of the intestine (gut) caused by an amoeba called Entamoeba histolytica that, among other things, can cause severe diarrhoea with blood.
But it may cause milder chronic symptoms of:
- frequent loose stools
- abdominal pain
- cramps
- fatigue
- intermittent constipation
- diarrhoea with abdominal swelling
- flatulence.
Amoebae are parasites that are found in contaminated food or drink. They enter the body through the mouth when the contaminated food or drink is swallowed.
The amoebae are then able to move through the digestive system and take up residence in the intestine and cause an infection.
How long after leaving malaria area should you take doxycycline monohydrate?
Doxycycline is not a good antimalarial. You should take the same for two weeks after leaving malaria area.
What medicine is available to treat malaria?
Chloroquine is the drug of choice for malaria. You have quinine, artemisinin derivatives like sodium aremether and artesunate, sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine combinations and many more for chloroquine resistant falciparum malaria.
I hope not! I wouldn't want to name my daughter after a parasitic disease :(
Compare the mode of transmission of the common cold with that of malaria?
the common cold is a disease that is only spread to others by direct contact while malaria is the infectious disease that is spread by mosquitos carrying the virus and injecting the host with the bacteria when it bites
Malaria is what type of disease?
Malaria is a zoonotic disease meaning it is carried by an animal then the disease is transferred to the human by an agent such as the animal itself or bactiria ect...
Normally spread from the bite of a fly called the Tse Tse.
the sickle trait possess a resistance to the infection of malaria.
What is the most dangerous animal alive excluding man excluding malaria?
excluding diseases and animals like fleas, which kill through carried diseases, probably bees or ants. they each kill thousands of allergic people every year. I'm not sure, though.
Can you take malaria tablets when 3 months pregnant?
You really should not take any medications while pregnant as the outcome of the birth may make it difficult for the development of the baby. Check with your doctor to see what other options you may have, but don't assume that there are no risks to this. difficult choices must be made in a timely manner. good luck.
How does malaria a affect the excretory system?
Malaria per se does not affect the excretory system. But at times, you get so called black water fever in malaria. In this condition, you have red to black urine is passed by the patient. Usually this black water is associated with use of quinine drug. In this condition, there is large scale destruction of the red blood cells. This process release the haemoglobin in large quantity and give rise to 'Black water.
Why is that most black people are resistant to malarial infection?
Most of the black people from Africa and dark people from Indian subcontinent are living in malaria endemic zone, for thousands of years. So they become genetically resistant to malarial infection. ( Mother of contributor, contributor and one of his three sons never had malarial fever. Mr. Ajinya Deshmukh, who is there at Binghampton university, New York, USA has that antimalarial gene, in his blood!) Most importantly, they are immune to malaria, due to repeated attacks of malaria. White people will also become resistant to malaria, when they will live in malaria endemic zone.
Why shivering occurs in case of malaria until a person is suffering from high fever?
A person suffering from malaria has those parasites entering into his RBCs by breaking the cells.Since several parasites are involved in the invasion there is a greater destruction of the RBCs which produces shivering
People with sickle cell disease, or who carry sickle cell trait, are said to be resistant to malaria.
How many people are cured form Malaria each year?
Every year there are around 3-400 million people cured from malaria.
A person who comes down with malaria can infer that he or she contracted it from what?
From the bite of a mosquito.
When should you start taking the malaria pill?
If you are suffering from Malaria, then you can take Malaria Pills. There is no need to take it in advance.
What organism serves as a vector for malaria?
Malaria is not caused by an organism it is carried (virus) be the femail anopheles's mosquito
What can happen to you if your not treated for malaria?
Malaria can be fatal. Fatal means that it could kill you if not treated right away. Approximately 1,500 people that get malaria approximately 12 will die. Not everyone dies but it is a deadly disease so take it seriously. Take a look at the malaria link in the related links section.
Can malaria patient donate platelets?
no, you cannot. also if you have visited a malaria endemic country within the past six months you cannot.
Numerous bilateral retinal hemorrhages is common to patients with cerebral malaria. These, together with high parasitaemia, has high risk of leading to death if not attended to and treated immediately.
A person who comes down with malaria can infer that he or she contracted it from?
the bite of a mosquito carrying Plasmodium.
