is malaria a very serious disease to get nowadays?my big bro got it and he is at his college hospital unable to come home.will he be ok ?i hope they look after him well!
2006-12-15 03:24:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Malaria is a common tropical disease and affects a vast majority of population in many developing countries.
The malaria that is dangerous is the one that affects very young children or is not detected early enough (i.e. till the person becomes delirious and his brain has been affected - known as brain fever), or is caused by one of the strains - Plasmodium falciparum, which is resistent to many common types of anti-malarial tablets.
If he has already been diagnosed and has started the treatment, and did not reach very serious or critical stage before he was diagnosed, you can be assured that he is fine and he will recover very rapidly. Even in the severest cases, the fatality is relatively small (when you compare with other killer diseases) and is less than 20%. If your brother is in US, it does not surprise me that he has been hospitalized, as they would like to keep him under observation during the treatment and also ensure that he does not become a cause for transmitting the disease to others in the community through the mosquitos. It is also possible that he may be having falciparum malaria, for which it is best to give medication under observation and ensure that he is responding to the medicines, for some of which there is reported resistence.
Active malaria infection with P. Falciparum is a medical emergency requiring hospitalization. Infection with P. vivax, P. ovale or P. malariae can often be treated as outpatients. Treatment of malaria involves supportive measures as well as specific antimalarial drugs. When properly treated, someone with malaria can be completely cured.
Since malarial parasite affects blood cells, he is bound to feel weak for a while and with good nutrition and rest, he will recover fully and will not have anything to worry about.
2006-12-16 11:32:06 · answer #1 · answered by blum19 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends what strain you get and if you can afford treatment. I've had malaria twice and am now fine. It's not fun, believe me it's a serious deadly disease- but if you have health insurance or a bit of money it can be treated easily. But please tell your brother to take more precautions now as the second time around is a lot more dangerous than the first, and so on and so on.. If you don't take anti-malarial medication, eat neem leaf or use a spray with deet in it. And as soon as you have any symptoms of malaria.. get a test immediately. The sooner you catch it the better. If your brother is currently in a hospital getting treatment for it he should be fine. Hope this helps & take care.
2006-12-15 03:29:20 · answer #2 · answered by Just Me 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can be a dangerous disease, but it is totally treatable. If he has been diagnosed and is in the hospital, chances are he will be totally fine. The treatments are ongoing, which is why he has been admitted and it can really wipe the person who has it out, so he might be tired or weak for awhile, but chances are, he will be just fine before you know it.
It's important that he get plenty of support though, so make sure that you call him or sent him cards. If you are able to visit him bring him magazines or books or little treats or send him a car package. Boredom is a common side effect of hospital stays.
2006-12-15 03:29:51 · answer #3 · answered by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Malaria is infection with any of 4 species of Plasmodium. Symptoms are fever, which may be periodic, chills, sweating, hemolytic anemia, and splenomegaly. Diagnosis is by seeing Plasmodium in a peripheral blood smear. Treatment and prophylaxis depend on the species and drug sensitivity and include chloroquine, quinine, atovaquone and proguanil, mefloquine, doxycycline, and artemisinin derivatives. Patients infected with P. vivax and P. ovale also receive primaquine.
Please see the web pages for more details on Malaria.
2006-12-15 03:33:34 · answer #4 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Malaria seldom hurts a person who is otherwise in good health and is recieving treatment. It's just that once you get it, you got it for the rest of your life. He'll battle flare ups for the rest of his life. And then, when he is old and feeble, an attack will take him out. The cause will be one of the many complications that occur with the disease.
2006-12-15 03:36:22 · answer #5 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ordinary malaria is not a very serious disease, but severe and complicated malaria or cerebral malaria is serious. Falciparum malaria is more serious than vivax malaria. He should get well within a few days with anti malarial drugs.
2006-12-15 03:30:13 · answer #6 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The marshes in Southern England have traditionally had mosquito complications. Mosquito's eggs will live to inform the tale the iciness and hatch contained in the spring. Milk is rumored to help with Malaria, yet this hasn't been shown with human.
2016-11-26 21:06:07 · answer #7 · answered by shoaf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's still serious. It's still pretty nasty.
But if the doctors caught it early, they've got good treatments and he'll be fine. As long as he's getting good medical attention and lots of rest.
2006-12-15 03:28:12 · answer #8 · answered by jedi_n_dc 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It may take several months to fully recover, and if he is generally in good health otherwise, he should be fine.
Not much fun, though.
2006-12-15 03:27:53 · answer #9 · answered by dopeadevil23 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋