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Facts About Malaria |Causes, Symptoms & Treatment by RemedyLab: 10:26pm On Jan 23, 2018 |
Fact about Malaria: All You Need To Know Malaria is responsible for not less than 300,000 estimated death in children and 4,000 maternal death annually in Nigeria alone even higher than HIV/aids. No wonder most people want to know the most relevant fact about malaria in Nigeria. It is evident that almost all Nigerians suffer from malarial every year. According to the statistics from National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), 29% of the global burden on malaria occur in Nigeria with highest number of cases. What is Malaria? Malaria is a life threatening mosquito borne infection usually found in human and some animals. It is one of the leading cause of death in Nigeria, though it can be prevented and treated but most patient seriously affected in developing countries like Nigeria are from rural area and lack proper diagnosis and treatment. Malaria Prevalence It is a known fact about malaria that it indeed kills more than aids in Nigeria and it is widespread all across the federation. Globally, about 3.4 billion are at risk with Nigeria suffering the greatest burden of approximately 51 million cases and 300,000 deaths annually especially in children. According to 2016 World Malaria Day lecture, Malaria prevalence in North West of Nigeria is 37%, North East 26%, North Central 32%, South West 17%, South South 19% and South East 14%. Causes of Malaria ? Unlike the popular myth that excessive exposure to direct sunlight can cause malaria, the leading known cause of malaria is a protozoan parasite otherwise known as plasmodium parasite or simply put malaria parasite. When this malaria parasite gets into the body, its start infecting the red blood cell. The major carrier of the parasite is the female anopheline mosquito; whenever it feeds on you, it passes on the parasite. Likely Symptoms Of Malaria Once beaten by an anopheline mosquito, the parasite starts infecting the red blood cell and some are reserved in the liver. Symptoms might take few days to weeks before it starts showing. However, common malaria symptoms include fever, chills, weariness, dry cough, muscular pain, low appetite, nausea and vomiting. Learn more about diagnosis, complications, malaria parasite and treatment at Natural Remedy Lab http://naturalremedylab.com/malaria-symptoms-treatment-nigeria/
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Re: Facts About Malaria |Causes, Symptoms & Treatment by RemedyLab: 4:29pm On Feb 03, 2018 |
Learn more about diagnosis, complications, malaria parasite and treatment at Natural Remedy Lab http://naturalremedylab.com/malaria-symptoms-treatment-nigeria/ |
Re: Facts About Malaria |Causes, Symptoms & Treatment by RemedyLab: 9:03am On Feb 06, 2018 |
Likely Symptoms Of Malaria Once beaten by an anopheline mosquito, the parasite starts infecting the red blood cell and some are reserved in the liver. Symptoms might take few days to weeks before it starts showing. However, common malaria symptoms include fever, chills, weariness, dry cough, muscular pain, low appetite, nausea and vomiting. Learn more about diagnosis, complications, malaria parasite and treatment at Natural Remedy Lab http://naturalremedylab.com/malaria-symptoms-treatment-nigeria/ |
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