什么是疟疾？ 疟疾是一种由寄生虫引起的传染病。

它通过蚊子在人群中传播。

该传染病可能引起寒颤、发烧及其他流感症状。

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Anoverviewofmalariaandthesigns,symptoms,treatmentandpreventionofthisinfectionpassedonbymosquitoes.

Whatismalaria?

Malariaisaninfectioncausedbyparasites.Itispassedfrompersontopersonbymosquitoes.Theinfectionleadstochills,fever,andotherflu-likesymptoms.Ifleftuntreated,malariacanbedeadly.Childrenaremostatriskformalaria.

Keypoints

• Malariaisaninfection.Itispassedonbymosquitoes.Malariacanbecaughtwhiletravellinginsomepartsoftheworld.
• Thesymptomsmaybesimilartoaterribleflu.
• Ifyourchildhasmalariasymptoms,seeadoctorrightaway.
• Ifleftuntreated,malariacanbedeadly.
• Ifyouplantovisitanareaaffectedbymalaria,youneedtopreparetoavoidinfection.

Signsandsymptomsofmalaria

Malariasymptomsusuallyappearsixto30daysafterinfection.Symptomsmaytakeupto12monthstoshow.Thesymptomsaresimilartoaterribleflu:

• fever
• chills
• headache
• nausea
• vomiting
• diarrhea
• extremeweakness
• muscleaches
• painintheabdomen,backandjoints
• coughing
• confusion

Malariaisadangerouscauseoffeverinchildrenwhoreturnfromtravelling.Feverisasymptom,notadisease.Itisthebody'sresponsetoinfections.Afevermaymeanthatsomethingseriousisoccurring.Itneedstobeinvestigatedbyadoctor.

Ifyourchildshowsseveralofthesesigns,seeadoctorrightaway.Ifnottreatedproperly,theycangetworserapidly.

Oncetreated,symptomsusuallygoawayinafewdays.Somechildrentakelongertorecover.

Manyotherdiseasessharethesamesignsasmalaria.Thismaydelaydiagnosisin