Malaria Treatment FAQ:
My friend just got to Africa two weeks ago, and they think she has Malaria! She is there for another month!!! Will she be alright? What could happen to her? Will she die?
My friend just got to Africa two weeks ago, and they think she has Malaria! She is there for another month!!! Will she be alright? What could happen to her? Will she die?
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Did your friend not get the vaccine before she left?
Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite. People with malaria often experience fever, chills, and flu-like illness. Left untreated, they may develop severe complications and die. Each year 350-500 million cases of malaria occur worldwide, and over one million people die, most of them young children in sub-Saharan Africa.
This sometimes fatal disease can be prevented and cured. Bednets, insecticides, and antimalarial drugs are effective tools to fight malaria in areas where it is transmitted. Travelers to a malaria-risk area should avoid mosquito bites and take a preventive antimalarial drug.
Malaria is treatible, and the doctors in Africa have a lot of experience with it.
PS: there is no vaccine, but there are drugs that can keep you from geetting it as long as you keep taking them.