The Symptoms, Complications, Causes and Treatment of Malaria

Symptoms – Malaria symptoms typically appear within two to three weeks of infection. The first indications are a high fever, chills, body aches, abdominal pain or nausea, and a feeling of profound malaise. Malaria can be mistaken for other, less consequential diseases, a factor that sometimes causes a delay in proper treatment. Malarial larvae can lie dormant within red blood cells for several weeks or even months. Their sudden emergence from this sleeper state can cause a resurgence of symptoms, which come in cycles due to the protozoan’s repeating reproductive pattern. This relapse can help point healthcare providers in the right diagnostic direction.