Possible complication And Prevention

Possible complication :

* Liver collapse and kidney collapse

* Destruction of blood cells

* Meningitis

* Rupture of the spleen and successive massive hemorrhage

Prevention :

Most people living wage in malaria-prevalent areas have acquired some immunity to the disease. Visitors will not have immunity, and will need to take deterrent medications. Even pregnant women should take preventive medication since the risk to the fetus from the medicine is less than the risks of acquire a congenital disease.

People on anti-malarial medications may still turn into infected. Avoid mosquito bites by wearing protective clothes over the arms and legs, using screens on windows, and with insect repellent.

Chloroquine has been the medicine of choice for protection from malaria. With emerging fighting, it is now only indicating for use in area where Plasmodium vivax, P. oval, and P. malariae are present. Falciparum malaria is fetching increasingly defiant to anti-malarial medications.

For travelers head for areas Falciparum malaria is known to occur, there are numerous options for antimalarial treatment, counting mefloquine, atovaquone/Proguanil, and doxycycline.