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Learn More About Malaria Symptoms

Author: Leo Safari

The important thing to know about malaria symptoms is that there is variation in the incubation period of each case. This is the time taken for the signs of the illness to be noticeable after the initial infection.

The normal incubation period is between 9 and 14 days. Nevertheless symptoms could appear in as little as 7 days or the body can host the virus for as long as between 18 to 40 days. On occasion the disease has been known to take even up to 10 months to manifest.

Causes for this delay.

Built up body immunity of a person and if they are in general good health can delay manifestation of the disease.

It is also possible to find that a person can be infected but is not showing any signs because they are taking preventive medication.

What is important to know is that especially at the onset, what are malaria symptoms may not follow a specific pattern and one should not strictly use the time factor as the basis for diagnosis. The infection could be present, showing little or no symptoms and yet continue to deteriorate because of staying unattended.

Signs to watch for.

-- high fevers

-- chills

-- nausea and vomiting

-- loss of appetite

-- headaches

-- sweating

-- loss of energy

-- tiredness

-- dry cough

-- back pain and muscle pain

-- enlarged liver and spleen

As shown a malarial attack can be very subtle and because a fever is often an early sign, any fever should be evaluated without delay by a health- care provider.

Severe malaria.

Serious malarial symptoms will be experienced if the disease degenerates because it is left unattended. These include:

-- jaundice

-- seizures or convulsions

-- shock even coma

-- Liver failure and kidney failure

-- an altered mental state and the onset of cerebral malaria

Malaria kills so if you experience some or any of the above malaria symptoms, get a proper diagnosis.

If you are thinking of taking a safari, consult an experienced East Africa Travel guide. Knowing malaria symptoms and other travel information will help make your travel experience memorable.