Plasmodium parasites, which individuals contract by being bitten by infected female Anopheles mosquitoes, cause malaria, which results in an acute fever sickness. The two most hazardous of the five parasite species that cause malaria in humans are P. falciparum and P. vivax. The most common and dangerous malaria parasite on the continent of Africa is P. falciparum, while the most common malaria parasite outside of sub-Saharan Africa is P. vivax.
The initial signs of malaria are sometimes challenging to diagnose, such as fever, headache, and chills. They typically show 10 to 15 days after the infected mosquito bite. Plasmodium falciparum is the most common in the Nigeria, and if not treated, it can lead to serious complication and at times death follows.
Tips on how to prevent malaria
Try to avoid mosquito bites if you reside in or are visiting a region where malaria is prevalent.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) maintains an up-to-date map showing the locations where malaria can be discovered if you're wondering whether it's common in your region. Mosquitoes are more active inbetween the dark and sunrise. To avoid getting bitten by mosquitoes, you need:
1. Cover your skin:
Put on trousers and long-sleeved shirts. Tuck in your shirt, and put your socks inside the legs of your trouser.
2. Apply insect repellent to your skin.
On any exposed skin, apply an insect repellent that has been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. There are different types of insect repellent, its best to choose the one that suits your skin. Examples are Picaridin, IR3535, DEET, para-menthane-3,8-diol (PMD), oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE), and 2-undecanone. Avoid using a spray on your face. Avoid giving OLE or PMD-containing products to kids under the age of 3.
3. Apply repellent to clothing: The application of permethrin-containing sprays to garments is secure.
4. Sleep under a net: The use of bed nets, especially those treated with insecticides like permethrin, can help you avoid being bitten by mosquitoes while you sleep.
5. Vector control: Due to its great efficacy in avoiding infection and lowering disease transmission, vector management is a crucial part of malaria control and elimination methods. Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying are the 2 main therapies (IRS).
Insecticides are becoming less effective because Anopheles mosquitoes are becoming more resistant to it and this is posing a threat to the progress in the fight against malaria. In the period between 2010 and 2019, 78 countries reported mosquito resistance to at least 1 of the 4 widely used pesticides, according to the most recent World Malaria Report. Mosquito resistance to all major pesticides was observed in 29 different countries.
6. Preventive chemotherapies: The use of drugs, either separately or in combination, in preventive chemotherapy, aims to avert malaria infections and the complications that follow. It entails administering a whole course of an antimalarial medication to susceptible groups (often newborns, children under 5, and pregnant women). This preventive measure is best administered regardless of whether the recipients are infected with malaria.
Perennial malaria chemotherapy (PMC), seasonal malaria chemotherapy (SMC), intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) and school-aged children (IPTsc), post-discharge malaria chemotherapy (PDMC), and mass medication administration are all forms of preventive chemotherapy (MDA).
These risk-free and affordable tactics are meant to supplement ongoing malaria prevention efforts, such as controlling mosquito populations, promptly diagnosing malaria suspicions, and treating confirmed cases with antimalarial medications.
7. Vaccine: Since October 2021, WHO has also advised widespread vaccination against malaria with RTS, S/AS01 in children residing in areas with moderate to high P. falciparum transmission. It has been demonstrated that the vaccine considerably lowers the risk of childhood malaria, including malaria which can be fatal.
8. Using Kedi Qinghao:
The Kedi Qinghao Capsule has the unique advantage of completely eliminating the malaria parasite both in the erythrocytic and exo-erythrocytic cycle. Because it is not poisonous to the body and quickly enters the bloodstream, it provides immediate and long-lasting comfort. It may also be combined with other kedi herbal medications, and you can also use it to prevent any form of malaria attack.
Use Kedi Qinghao Capsule and tell others about it.