Health Information

Mosquito Bite (Malaria) 🦟

Malaria may appear as an ordinary cold at first, but it is not a minor disease — treating it early can save a person's life.

symptoms

There will be high fever that comes and goes.
The body will feel cold and shiver as if cold air is entering it.
There will be headache.
The body will feel weak and there will be no strength.
The body will sweat too much, even when the weather is not hot.
The body and the muscles in the legs and hands will be paining.
The person will feel like vomiting.
The eyes may look red and the person will be restless.
A child may cry more than usual or may refuse to eat.

causes

Malaria happens when a mosquito that carries the germ that causes malaria bites a person.
When dirty water stays in one place for a long time, it can attract mosquitoes to lay eggs there.
It can happen if someone does not cover their body well or sleeps without using a mosquito net.
Dirty gutters or bushes around can also attract mosquitoes to the area.

effects

It can make a person too weak to stand, walk, or work.
It can disturb the brain of a child if it becomes too much or is not treated.
It can stop a child from growing well or learning properly.
It can damage the blood cells and reduce the amount of blood in the body.
It can affect the liver or kidney if it is not treated.
If a pregnant woman has malaria, it can affect the pregnancy or cause the woman to lose the baby.
If it becomes too much, the person can faint or even die.

prevention

lifestyle

Do not allow dirty water or gutters to stay around — pour them away.
Clear the bushes around your house.
Use mosquito spray in the house. It will kill them.
Do not stay outside late in the evening, especially if your body is not covered well, because mosquitoes can bite you.
If malaria keeps coming back, go to the clinic and let them check your blood.
Always use mosquito nets every night.
Take a malaria test when you start having fever so that you will know what is wrong with you — do not assume it is malaria. Go to the hospital and take a test. It may not be small malaria but you will not know until you test it.

foods to eat (foods that help the body fight malaria)

Ogbono soup with fish or egg
Boiled rice with vegetable soup (ugu, scent leaf, or bitter leaf)
Beans cooked with palm oil and ugu
Pap (akamu) with milk or groundnut
Well-cooked snail caught after rainfall
Waterleaf soup with a small amount of red oil
Pawpaw
Orange
Lemon water
Guava
Sweet potato
Soft yam
Boiled plantain
Mango leaf or neem leaf tea
Boiled guinea corn
Moi moi with little oil
Oat swallow
Boiled corn
Light bitter leaf soup
Boiled unripe banana
Light unripe pawpaw porridge
Soft okro soup with little pepper or oil
Ugu soup with fish and small red oil
Rice and beans with scent leaf sauce
Zobo drink without sugar
Light kunu drink without sugar
Boiled egg (only one if the person has cholesterol)
Light crayfish and fish pepper soup with little pepper

comment

Malaria may appear as an ordinary cold at first, but it is not a minor disease — treating it early can save a person's life.
If you are having malaria too often, go to the pharmacy or hospital and let them check your blood — it may be that it is another disease.
You may say, 'It is not serious if I do not do all these things, they are just talking' — but it is good health that helps you enjoy life, right?
You may say, 'Ah, it is stressful to do all these things.' But just do them little by little. Before you know it, it will feel like part of your body.
Malaria does not come from food, dirty water, or sharing things like spoons. It only comes from mosquitoes.

Most Searched Topics by Community

Important Medical Disclaimer

This information is for educational purposes only and should not replace professional medical advice. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider for diagnosis and treatment of any medical condition.