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Malaria is a serious disease that’s quite common in many parts of the world, but fortunately there are effective treatments against it. Treatment for malaria is definitely recommended, especially if you notice that you have several symptoms; prevention should be everyone’s primary objective in the fight against malaria. Here are some important facts that everyone should know in regard to malaria treatments.

Most cases of malaria can be treated without having to spend time in a hospital. This is provided that treatment begins soon after you start getting symptoms. This is true unless, of course, you already have a serious medical condition which could inhibit the treatment process. When malaria is not promptly treated, complications can arise and then a hospital stay will be necessary. In some cases, a parasite may enter the human brain causing brain damage or death – this is usually indicative of cerebral malaria. Malaria can also infect internal organs such as the kidneys or liver, which can also be very dangerous.

With people traveling more and more, malaria is becoming harder to get rid of and is actually growing stronger and more prevalent in some places. A disease like malaria cannot be spread merely through contact; it is not a contagious disease. Although mosquito bites are usually behind the spreading of malaria, people can also obtain it by sharing needles and getting contaminated blood during a transfusion.

Yet even though the disease isn’t contagious, travel still causes it to spread. Usually, mosquitoes will travel with travelers and their luggage making it very easy for this disease to go from place to place. Regardless of this fact, malaria is typically found in South America, the Caribbean, and a couple of other places.

Treating malaria has shown to be successful in many cases however, if people could avoid getting this disease, they would not have to be treated. Detecting whether or not someone has malaria parasites can be quite tricky – many times they can live in the host for many months before symptoms appear at all. One of the best ways to avoid contracting malaria is to not be bitten by mosquitoes that carry this disease. The best way to avoid mosquitoes in these areas is to stay inside, preferably in rooms that have screens, and to not go out at night when the mosquitoes are awake and moving. Insect repellent is also a choice, as well as wearing thick protective clothing.

The drug-resistant tendency of malaria has prompted many in the medical field to continue looking for a cure or vaccine that can finally stop this disease from killing people every year. Hopefully, as more research is done, many significant advances will be made toward finding a cure for malaria soon.

Uppingham School