| Malaria is an infectious blood disease
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| | hospitalization be required. If traveling
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| caused by the bite of the female
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| | to a high risk country, be aware of the
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| Anopheles mosquito that injects parasites
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| | warning signs and get examined
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| into the bloodstream. This disease is
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| | immediately.
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| reported to afflict 350-500 million
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| | Minor cases of malaria are generally
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| people each year and causes over one
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| | treated with oral medications. It is also
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| million deaths. Malaria causes a high
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| | very important to ensure continual fluid
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| fever, joint pain, shivering, vomiting
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| | intake so the body does not get
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| and anemia. If left untreated, it can
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| | dehydrated. Quinine sulphate, along with
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| result in severe medical complications or
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| | doxycycline, is taken orally for one
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| even death. Unfortunately, there are no
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| | week. There can be short term
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| vaccines against malaria though they are
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| | uncomfortable effects of this drug but
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| being researched and developed for
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| | its proven effectiveness in treating
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| testing.
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| | malaria is worth the temporary
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| The best treatment for malaria is to
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| | discomfort. Malarone is a combination
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| prevent it. Some countries have a higher
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| | drug that is effective but very expensive
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| risk of infection than others. There is
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| | and there have been reported cases of
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| no risk of malaria in North America and
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| | resistance to this treatment.
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| Western Europe. All other areas have
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| | More severe cases of malaria will require
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| varying degrees of risk. If traveling to
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| | hospitalization for treatment. Constant
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| a high risk area, it is advisable to seek
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| | supervision by a physician is needed to
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| consultation with a physician for
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| | ensure correct dosage and to monitor body
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| preventative medications. It is also
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| | responses. Quinine is typically the
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| recommended that insect repellants and
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| | medication provided for treatment.
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| mosquito netting be used to reduce
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| | Medications are administered
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| exposure risk. Because the mosquito has a
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| | intravenously in small doses because
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| high rate of reproduction and can become
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| | quinine taken in too large a dose can
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| immune to medications quickly, seek a
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| | cause complications or death.
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| physician's advice before using any oral
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| | Malaria is a very serious disease that is
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| medications.
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| | often mistaken for the flu. If travelling
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| Treating malaria is much more effective
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| | to high risk areas or if you have
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| when diagnosis occurs early. Treatment in
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| | recently returned from travelling, please
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| the early stages is much less invasive
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| | seek medical attention immediately if you
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| and generally has milder reactions. If
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| | have flu-like symptoms. Inform the
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| caught early, treatment can generally be
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| | physician that you have a risk of
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| accomplished at home under the
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| | exposure to malaria. Prevention and early
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| supervision of a physician. Only in
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| | detection are the keys to making certain
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| severe cases or cases where diagnosis did
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| | malaria is treated and cured.
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| not occur fast enough will
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