General Health

Two new drugs, Fansidar and Maloprim, are used both for prevention of chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria.
The first symptom of malaria is likely to be the fever and any undiagnosed fever in someone who has recently travelled through a malarious area should make the doctor think of that possibility.
It is important to identify which strain of Plasmodium is the cause so the correct treatment can be used.
Malaria can affect many organs of the body. The liver is usually involved and this can lead to jaundice. Kidney failure is also common.

If the red pigment of the red blood cells, haemoglobin, is released into the blood, it can be excreted by the kidneys and darken in color in the urine. This is called blackwater fever.

Cerebral malaria, where the brain is affected, is serious and can rapidly lead to death. There may be confusion, delirium or even coma.
The spleen which lies up under the left rib is usually enlarged in malaria and may be easily ruptured by a blow to the abdomen.

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General health