26 April 2021 is the 14th National Malaria Day in China. Xiaoning prepared a series of malaria prevention and control knowledge for everyone, further promoting the public to enhance the awareness of the prevention and control of imported malaria.
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What is malaria?
Malaria, commonly known as "pendulum", is a serious infectious disease caused by the parasitism and development of malaria parasites in the human body, and it belongs to the category B statutory infectious diseases in China. There are four main species of human malaria parasites, plasmodium vivax, plasmodium falciparum, plasmodium ovoid and plasmodium malaria, which cause vivax malaria, falciparum malaria, ovate malaria and three-day malaria, of which falciparum malaria is the most dangerous.
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How do people get malaria?
Malaria is mainly transmitted through anopheles bites. When Anopheles mosquito bites an infected person whose blood contains plasmodium, the parasite develops in The Anopheles mosquitoes for about 1 week before entering the healthy person by biting and causing infection. Malaria can also be infected with the transfusion of blood or blood products with the malaria parasite, organ transplantation.
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Does contact with a sick person spread malaria?
Malaria is not transmitted through daily contact, such as sitting with a malaria patient and eating together.
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What is the global malaria epidemic?
Malaria, AIDS and tuberculosis are listed by the World Health Organization as one of the top three global public health problems. In 2017, data showed 219 million malaria cases and 435 000 malaria deaths worldwide, with Africa and South-East Asia being the main malaria endemic areas.
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Who is susceptible to malaria?
Anyone can get malaria. Most cases occur in populations in malaria-endemic countries, where pregnant women, infants and young children, people living with AIDS, migrants and travellers are at high risk of contracting malaria.
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What happens when you get malaria?
The typical symptoms of malaria onset are fever, chills, sweating, etc., multiple attacks can be accompanied by splenomegaly and anemia, and in severe cases, coma, convulsions, multi-organ failure, etc. can occur, especially in falciparum malaria patients, if they cannot be diagnosed and treated in time, they are often life-threatening.
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After being bitten by an Anopheles mosquitoes infected with malaria,
How often does it take to get sick?
For most people, symptoms usually appear within 7 to 30 days after the bite.
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Can malaria be cured?
As long as the use of drugs is timely, rational and standardized, malaria can be completely cured. Common drugs currently used to treat malaria are chloroquine, primaquine and artemisinin.
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What are the effective ways to prevent malaria?
The best way to prevent malaria is to prevent mosquito bites. In malaria-endemic areas, measures such as the use of mosquito nets, mosquito repellents, and the wearing of long sleeves and trousers for outdoor activities can be used for protection.
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I'm traveling to the Dr. Congo where malaria is endemic,
What should I do when I am about to return home?
In the local area, it is necessary to do a good job of anti-mosquito measures, if fever, chills, headaches and other symptoms should be sought in time, follow the doctor's instructions to take antimalarial drugs. If similar symptoms occur after returning home, they should go to a regular hospital in time and take the initiative to inform the epidemiological history so that medical personnel can check for malaria.
Let's work together,
prevent input re-propagation,
Consolidate gains in malaria elimination.
【Source: Changning Disease Control】
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