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|| HOME || CAUSE || EFFECTS || TREATMENT || PREVENTION || OTHER || CHOICE || NOTES || BIBLIOGRAPHY || One important thing to know after you've learned how to prevent yourself from Malaria are the symptoms of Malaria. Once you get Malaria there is a slight low chance of survival since scientists have not found a specific one cure for Malaria (just like the common flu). The symptoms that you should be aware of are high fever, cycles of chills, bleeding, and **encephalitis**. Sometimes when a person gets mildly dangerous Malaria, the person might not even know their effected. Malaria is the disease in which a parasite that lives in a mosquito gets transfered from the mosquito to the victim.


 * Symptoms**
 * Some are mild that people don't even notice they're effected.
 * Some are serious, causing high fever, cycles of chills, hemorrhaging (bleeding), encephalitis, and death.

> Travelers should be aware of the risks of their journey and how best to minimise them. > > **B is for Bite prevention.** > Travelersshould use repellents, mosquito nets and insecticides. > > **C – Chemoprophylaxis.** > Medication should be tailored to the destination, duration of trip and a patients pre-existing health problems. It must be taken at the right dose for the correct duration. > > **D – Diagnosis.** > Malaria should be considered in any patient who develops a feverish illness during a visit to a country with the disease or after returning home.
 * Prevention**
 * Can be prevented by using netting or screening material which prevents the mosquitoes from direct contact with people.
 * Repellents.
 * Remaining indoors will prevent chances of mosquitoes biting people.
 * There is no one cure for Malaria so preventing being bitten is the best way not to not get Malaria
 * Quote from Travel Turtle. com**
 * **A is for Awareness and Advice.**


 * Things you need to know**
 * Mosquitoes are most active in humid and hot places so staying indoors when its hot is a good idea. (in malaria disease places)



Things to think about: What are some things to do to prevent yourself from Malaria