Hello Everybody, how are you?
For sometime now, I have been seeing
adverts, hearing musics and watching dramas
telling US how to be malaria free by using
Mosquitoes net and others. I even remember
the advert which AY, the popular comedian
acted, i watched it on YouTube, should I
narrate it a little?. Let me because of my
readers who like "Stories". It goes thus...
The guy was invited to an interview, he ironed
his cloth, got his shoes ready, fetched water
to bath, since he needs no delay as interviews
are always very early in the morning.
According to the very short comic drama , the
next morning he was down on the bed as a
result of malaria, shaking and advised
everyone to be mindful of this treacherous
disease which caught up with him. It was a
bit educative and comedic. That's the drama.
Another song which I just listened to
yesterday which was sang by one of Africa
most successful musician 2face, featuring a
Northern-Nigeria musician. If you could
remember he also sang the Popular African
Queen which is played in almost everyfilm
talking about the power of ladies in Africa.
The song was also educative and interesting.
I wish I knew the song. Lol. Didn't download
it so I don't know any of the song lyric. Don't
blame me, all I know was that the lyrics was
advising us on malaria. Another drama on
Malaria I watched was how a mother lost her
son and grandchild due to malaria. I could go
on and on but I don't want to bore you with
long stories. Yea, these adverts were what
prompted me to want to write about Malaria
as a whole to fulfill my own part in advising
and telling us that Malaria is very bad and
Dangerous, infact, it was Among the recently
ranked Most Worst diseases in the world.
Now What Is Malaria?
Malaria is a life-threatening disease. Which
is typically transmitted through the bite of an
infected Anopheles mosquito. Mosquitoes
that are infected carry the Plasmodium
parasite.
When this Plasmodium parasitic mosquito
bites you, the parasite is released into your
bloodstream which travel down to your liver,
where they mature. After several days, the
mature parasites enter the bloodstream and
begin to infect red blood cells. Within 48 to
72 hours, the parasites inside the red blood
cells multiply, causing the infected cells to
burst open. The parasites continues it's
mission in the body which is to infect red
blood cells, resulting in symptoms that occur
in two-to-three-day cycles.
Now where is malaria found?.
Malaria is typically found in tropical and
subtropical climates (e.g., Africa) where the
parasites can live. The World Health
Organization estimates that between 300 and
500 million people are infected with this
treacherous disease almost every year. The
disease kills 1 million
people annually. Most cases of this unwanted
disease, malaria develop in people who travel
to countries where malaria is more common.
Now, What Causes Malaria?
Like I said earlier, Malaria can be caused by
an infected mosquito which has the
Plasmodium parasite. In addition, an infected
mother can pass the disease to her baby at
birth. This type of malaria known as
congenital malaria. That is, by gene. Because
malaria is transmitted by blood, it can also
be transmitted through an organ transplant
or a transfusion. Shared use of needles or
syringes also has it hands in the cause of
malaria.
Now, What Are its Symptoms?
Symptoms of malaria typically develop within
10 days to four weeks following the infection.
However, In some patients, symptoms may
not develop for several months. Some
malarial parasites can enter the body but will
be dormant for a long period of time. But
there are some common symptoms, Many of
which include:
- High fever
- Profuse sweating
- Headache
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Anaemia
- Muscle pain
- Convulsions
- Coma
- Bloody stools
Like I said, Malaria is a very bad disease
rated by Tbthealth as one of the worst
disease in the world.
Use Mosquito nets and repellents that
contains some good amount of Deet, but Also
ensure not to expose Little children to the
repellents which contains the Deer, as it can
cause many harm. Some of the harm High
presence of deet can cause to the human
body are rashes, headache, irritation and
many others which I will write later in my
more to come articles.
A Malaria Free Generation begins with us.
Source: http://tbthealth..in/2015/06/must-read-article-malaria-overview.html?m=1