Some Malaria Facts That You Should Know

When you or your children get a high, very high fever which is almost 38C or 100.4F including sweating, vomiting, muscle pain, and so on, it is better to check to the doctor immediately as you or your children have got malaria.

Malaria is a very dangerous disease and causing a tremendous numbers of deceased victims each year. Although this kind of disease is mostly found in tropical countries, it is better to know deeply about the disease. Here are some of malaria facts that you must note:

Malaria is caused by plasmodium parasites which are brought by Anopheles mosquito. The mosquito spread the parasites through biting. Since mosquito is very common in tropical countries, people who live in there have a higher chance to get this disease.

Around 3.3 billion people who live in tropical countries have a very high chance to get malaria. Also, it is because Anopheles mosquito is really common on those counties. However, poor countries have a high chance of getting malaria either since the people there tend to have an unhealthy lifestyle and residence.

In 2010, almost 600.000 children died because of malaria, and most of them are children under five years old.

The effect of malaria is just like common cold or fever, like high fever, headache, dizziness, and chills.

The infected person will experience the symptoms after several days or weeks after they were bitten.
Pregnant women have a higher chance of getting malaria since they are vulnerable. The disease can affect to the pregnancy itself which can cause death to the baby itself.

Malaria is not a kind of contagious disease, so it cannot transmit to another person by any kind of contacts.

Person who lives in a country which malaria is not common case has a high risk of getting malaria since their immune is not ready for the kind of the disease, so if you are going to travel to a country which is common with malaria disease, it is better to consult with your doctor first or prepare anything first to prevent anything bad happened.

Although the malaria facts say that malaria commonly attack children under five years old, it is better for you, adult people, to prepare and prevent the malaria itself. Malaria can be cured if it is detected early, so infected person can be treated early also. For travelers, there are some recommended antimalarial medicines that you can use while traveling, but t should be under the doctor instructions.