Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is
transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human body, the
parasites multiply in the liver, and then infect red blood cells.
Usually, people get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito. Only Anopheles
mosquitoes can transmit malaria and they must have been infected
through a previous blood meal taken on an infected person. When a
mosquito bites an infected person, a small amount of blood is taken in
which contains microscopic malaria parasites. About 1 week later, when
the mosquito takes its next blood meal, these parasites mix with the
mosquito’s saliva and are injected into the person being bitten.
Because the malaria parasite is found in red blood cells of an
infected person, malaria can also be transmitted through blood
transfusion, organ transplant, or the shared use of needles or syringes
contaminated with blood. Malaria may also be transmitted from a mother
to her unborn infant before or during delivery (“congenital” malaria).
Malaria Symptoms
Symptoms of malaria include fever and flu-like illness, including
shaking chills, headache, muscle aches, and tiredness. Nausea, vomiting,
and diarrhea may also occur. Malaria may cause anemia and jaundice
(yellow coloring of the skin and eyes) because of the loss of red blood
cells. Symptoms usually appear between 10 and 15 days after the mosquito
bite. If not treated, malaria can quickly become life-threatening by
disrupting the blood supply to vital organs. Infection with one type of
malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, if not promptly treated, may
cause kidney failure, seizures, mental confusion, coma, and death. In
many parts of the world, the parasites have developed resistance to a
number of malaria medicines.
GNLD Products for Malaria\Typhold
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Formula IV Plus (30sachet)
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Garlic Allium (60tab)
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