by Prefeitura de Olinda


Malaria,Symptoms and Treatments
Many, if not all the anti-malaria drugs in the market today, have been abused, overused and or wrongly applied by different groups of people such that by creating a hostile environment for an otherwise easily curable ailment, anti-malarial drugs promote untreatable strains of malaria with certain mutations that allow the plasmodium parasite to survive.
In the midst and allure of this beautiful world we live in, it is important to understand that we are not alone. The world is inhabited by other creatures – animals, bacteria, viruses, microbes and several other kinds of life forms. Some of these we can see and recognize but many others are clearly not visible with the naked eye.
Malaria is always a serious disease and may be a deadly illness. If you become ill with a fever or flu-like illness either while traveling in a malaria-risk area or after you return home (for up to 1 year), you should seek immediate medical attention and should tell the physician your travel history.

Malaria symptoms will occur at least 7 to 9 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito. Fever in the first week of travel in a malaria-risk area is unlikely to be malaria; however, any fever should be promptly evaluated.
Malaria presents the most significant threat to travelers to many tropical countries. Take anti-malaria tablets as instructed before, during and after travel. The disease is transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes and can prove fatal.
Symptoms
Malaria has an incubation of 10-21 days but may be longer. In humans, the malarial parasites (called sporozoites) after being released into the bloodstream from a mosquito bite, migrate to the liver where they mature and release another form, the malarial merozoites.
Worldwide, malaria affects between 300 and 500 million people each year. Malaria is a leading cause of death and disease worldwide, especially in developing countries. Other species of plasmodia infect reptiles, birds and other mammals.
Plasmodium falciparum, so called ‘malignant tertian fever’, or ‘black water fever,’ is the most common strain of malaria and is also the deadliest. This strain of malaria is a serious disease that is responsible for about 2-million deaths per year, predominantly in young children in sub Saharan Africa.
Malaria is a serious disease caused by a parasite. Infected mosquitoes spread it. Malaria is very common throughout the world. In the United States, the main risk is to persons traveling to tropical and subtropical countries where malaria is a problem.
What you will learn from here will help you understand fully why you should take responsibility for your own health if you want to be truly healthy and Be Malaria-Free For Life! First, take one – Healthcare practice: how it all began.
Treatments
Corticoid steroids are often prescribed in the treatment of lupus. Corticosteroided hormones such as prednisone, hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone and dexamethasone are usually prescribed in small doses to reduce inflammation. Due to the fact that these medications can produce serious side-effects, they are only prescribed in short-term treatments.
For patients confronted with severe forms of lupus, doctors usually prescribe immunosuppressive drugs such as azathioprine and cyclophosphamide.
Although at present there is no specific cure for lupus, the existing treatments can greatly ameliorate the symptoms of the disease and minimize the risk of complications.
Lupus often has an unpredictable pattern of progression, producing symptoms that come and go over time. Thus, most lupus treatments are aimed at prolonging the periods of remission and ameliorating the phases of relapse.
The tests are funded by the National Institutes of Health. The successes so far are showing some promising results, but nothing can be used as of yet to benefit mankind. The research has expected to one day block the illness, but for now we can only wait and hope.
Mosquitoes travel considerable distances, sometimes mare than a mile when the wind is favorable. This fact makes their destruction and the prevention of their breeding the responsibility of the whale community and not just that of a single household.