What are the main symptoms of malaria?

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? Malaria is a common disease, and many people suffer from it for various reasons. But many people do not know about this disease, mainly because they do not know much about it. There are many periods of this disease, and the symptoms of each period are different. What are the main symptoms of malaria? Now let's talk about it.

What are the main symptoms of malaria?

Incubation period: from human infection with Plasmodium to onset (oral temperature exceeds 37.8 ℃), known as incubation period. The incubation period includes the whole infrared period and the first reproductive cycle of the red period. Generally, vivax malaria and ovale malaria take 14 days, falciparum malaria takes 12 days, and three day malaria takes 30 days. The different quantity and strain of protozoa, the different immunity of human body and the different ways of infection can cause different incubation period. There are so-called long latency strains in temperate zone, which can last for 8-14 months. The incubation period of blood transfusion infection was 7-10 days. The incubation period of fetal malaria is shorter. The incubation period can be prolonged for people who have certain immunity or who have taken preventive drugs.

Chills or chills: sudden chills, first for the end of the limbs cool, rapid back, body chills. Skin from goose bumps, lips, nails cyanosis, pale face, body muscles and joints ache. And then the whole body trembles, teeth tremble, some people cover a few beds quilt can't stop, last about 10 minutes, or even an hour, chills naturally stop, body temperature rise. At this stage, patients often have severe illness.

Fever stage: after the cold feeling disappears, the complexion turns red, cyanosis disappears, and the body temperature rises rapidly. Generally, the more obvious the cold feeling is, the higher the body temperature is, which can reach above 40 ℃. Patients with high fever are suffering. Some are restless and groan; Some delirium, pinch empty, even convulsion or unconscious; Some have severe headache and stubborn vomiting. The patient has red face and shortness of breath; Conjunctival congestion; The skin is hot and dry; The pulse is flood and rapid; Urine is short and dark. Tell more about palpitations, thirst, cold drink. It lasts for 2-6 hours, and individually lasts for more than 10 hours. Sweating period: in the late stage of high fever, the face and palms sweat slightly, then all over the body, sweating profusely, clothes are wet, about 2-3 hours, body temperature drops, often to 35.5 ℃. The patient felt comfortable, but very sleepy and often fell asleep peacefully. When you wake up, you will feel light, your appetite will recover, and you can work as usual.

matters needing attention

The prevention of malaria refers to the protection of susceptible people. Including individual prevention and group prevention. Individual prevention refers to the protective measures taken by the residents of the malaria area or individuals who enter the malaria area for a short period of time in order to prevent mosquito bites, prevent disease or reduce clinical symptoms. Group prevention is to prevent the spread of malaria in high malaria areas, epidemic areas or large numbers of people who live in malaria areas for a long time. According to the weak links of transmission routes, we should choose economic, effective and easily accepted protective measures. Preventive measures are: mosquito vector control, drug prevention or vaccine prevention.