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What is the symptoms of malaria? Because I am suffering from fever & headache since last week.
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HI Malaria is a life-threatening disease that’s typically transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito. Only Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria and they must have been infected through a previous blood meal taken from an infected person.symptoms: Body pain,shaking chills,fever.fatigue,malaise,shivering,profusesweating,severheadache,nausea,pallor, sometimes diarrhoea.For reducing malaria fever Strip for cold water,anti pyretics, liquid diet. Preventive measures:Taking antimalarial medication to kill the parasites, wearing long-sleeved clothing if out of doors at night.insecticide spraying indoor and out door.
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