plasmodium falciparum signs and symptoms, prevention

Plasmodium falciparum signs and symptoms came out within 2 to 3 days after the mosquito bite.

5 main signs and symptoms Plasmodium falciparum 

This is a serious sometimes fatal disease of malaria caused by the biting of a mosquito known as Anopheles. Malaria is caused by the Sporozoa, genus Plasmodium. Malaria has four types.

It completes its lifecycle in two stages asexual and sexual stages.

If you live or visit an area where malaria is common, take steps to avoid mosquito bites. Mosquitoes are very active between mornings and evenings. To protect yourself from mosquito bites, you should:

 

1. Cover your skin. Wear long-sleeved trousers and shirts.
2. Apply insect repellent to skin and clothing. A spray containing DEET can be applied to the skin and sprays containing permethrin are safe to apply to clothing.
3. Lie down under the net. Bed nets, especially those with insecticide-treated bed nets, help prevent mosquito bites while you sleep.

 

If you are going to a place where malaria is common, talk to your doctor a few months early about whether you should take drugs before, during, and after your trip to help protect you from malaria.

Generally, antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) are the same drugs used to treat the disease. Your doctor needs to know where you are going and where to go to help you assess your risk of infection and, if necessary, prescribe a treatment that will work best for the type of malaria virus that is most prevalent in that area.