No doubt, malaria is a treatable disease, but it becomes the life threatening disease in case of not treated at initial stages or leaving untreated. The proof of this claim is a day-by-day increasing percentage of affected people in poor countries and also the increasing rate of deaths cause by this disease. Here are some facts about malaria.
1. Definition
Malaria is a parasite disease and the responsible parasite which become the cause behind this infection is Plasmodium. The disease starts from the bite of an infected female mosquito which carries this parasite.
2. Process of Spreading Infetion
When the Plasmodium carrier female mosquito bites a person, the parasite becomes the part of the circulatory system. From here, it transferred to the liver which its growth and multiplication takes place. Ultimately the symptoms of disease appear within 10-15 days.
3. Symptoms
The symptoms of malarial infection are high fever, vomiting and headache which become more severe in the case of leaving the disease untreated like respiratory distress.
4. Treatment
Treatment of malaria could be different which depends upon the extent of disease. At initial stage, the best treatement is ACT or Artimisinin-Combination Therpay which is considered 90% effective treatment in case of uncomplicated malaria.
5. Alarming Situation
The year 2010 came with an alarming situation in which 660,000 deaths were caused by malaria just within poor African countries.