The Malaria Mosquito-a deadly killer

What is the major killer of citizens in Africa today? It is not traffic accidents or heart disease, nor is it cancer or criminal murderers, it is not political activists or government ethnic exterminators. No, it is the tiniest of them all, the Malaria carrying mosquito. Malaria is still the commonest condition seen in tropical countries, in particular Africa and, is widespread throughout the world. Hi my name is Ann and I am a registered Nurse. A friend of mine died of Malaria of late and what is most surprising of all is that she was a Registered Nurse as well. She married a farmer in the northern part of South Africa, near the Sabi Game Reserve, which is to some extent plagued by Malaria mosquitoes. They were wealthy Caucasian farmers and could meet the expense of all the precautions wanted against Malaria. My nurse friend still died from the problem and I wanted others to know the seriousness of avoiding Malaria carrying mosquitoes. This illness should not be taken lightly. There is a universal saying among many African tribes “The biggest killer in Africa is the smallest of them all”
Malaria is due to infection with a parasite called the plasmodium, of which there are quite a few types of Malaria. The Tertian, Quartan and Subtertian malaria, of which the Subtertian malaria is the most awful and accounts for most of the deaths.
The chief symptoms of Malaria are, recurrent high fever accompanied by severe rigors, plentiful sweating, relentless headaches and vomiting. In critical cases delirium and coma are mostly present, prompted by shock, renal collapse and spontaneous bleeding and jaundice.
The prognosis is usually discovered by the high recurrent temperature and fever with rigors and by locating the parasite in blood cultures. There are specialized labs that can test the patient's parasites for resistance.
The malarial parasite is conveyed to humans by a specified species of mosquito (anopheles) which introduces the parasite into the blood when it bites. Symptoms can materialize in 7 days. Intermittently, the time between exposure and signs of illness may be as long as 8 to 10 months. The incubation period may be extended if you are taking treatments to avert infection (chemoprophylaxis) or because you have some immunity due to previous infections. People may have the affliction, but, due to immunity, they have few or no symptoms. The organ most effected is the spleen, which acts as a filtration system for blood as part of the immune system. Old red blood cells are recycled in the spleen, and platelets and white blood cells are saved in it. The spleen also will help fight certain kinds of bacteria that trigger pneumonia and meningitis.
The abolition of Malaria from most European countries has been effective by the annihilation of the breeding grounds of the anopheline mosquito, by suitable drainage of all inactive waters. The measures for the prevention of malaria in tropical parts, including Africa, consist of the appropriate drainage and, when this is not possible, by pouring a layer of regular petroleum oil on the water to slay the undeveloped mosquitoes.
Drug management of malaria is not always easy. Chloroquine, or regularly referred to as Quinine is the drug of preference for all malarial parasites. Sorry to say, resistance is often noted by drug-treatment failure in the individual patient. It is very disquieting that more and more cases are being found where mosquitoes have built up a opposition to Quinine. If this is the set of circumstances then an antibiotic protocol must be adopted. In places where malaria is rife, suppressive therapy to protect against an attack of malaria must be given. If you are traveling to an area notorious to have malaria, find out which medications you need to take, and take them as approved. It is crucial to use the exact dosage for children. Currently, there is no vaccine available for Malaria. Please know that presently that the, P. falciparum strain of mosquito infection , if acquired in sub-Sahara African countries, is habitually resistant to chloroquine.
If you are in a proven Malaria area, and you do have to go outside make sure that your uncovered skin is enclosed by a layer of clothing and avoid exposure to mosquitoes during the early morning and early evening hours, that is the hours of dusk and dawn when they are the most active. Apply insect repellent to the exposed skin and make sure you use a first-class quality mosquito repellent.
In addition, for safeguards in the home against being bitten by mosquitoes, use mosquito nets over the beds and screen all windows and doors. Remember you are up against the deadliest killer known to man.

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