Malaria is a type of disease that is caused by mosquitoes. In places where the mosquito population is high, the chances of malaria will also be high. Malaria is not a life threatening disease, but if the condition is ignored, then it could become fatal.

Treatment is available for malaria and by taking the medications the disease will go away in two weeks time. The incidents of malaria are high in Africa, India and other tropical and sub-tropical countries.
Malaria usually causes severe symptoms like high fever, headaches, muscle and body pains, and also shivering. The symptoms are somewhat like flu in the United States. Malaria is diagnosed by a blood test and the presence of malaria bacteria is identified.

The deaths due to malaria are s relatively higher in Southeast Asian countries and African continent. In the United States, it is quite low.

Proper diagnosis and treatment is required for malaria. It is usually treated by using quinine and the dosage has to be taken for three to five consecutive days. Then the fever starts subsiding and also the body recovers at a faster pace. When a person suffers from Malaria the body loses its fluids at a very fast pace. This can lead to diarrhea, and also dehydration which can be fatal.

The parasite that causes malaria proliferates at an alarming rate, and that is why the symptoms are quite severe for this disease. There are different strains of the malaria parasite. The most common one is spread by a female mosquito that is infected.

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