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What is the difference between malaria and bacteria?

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What is the difference between malaria and bacteria?

The difference between the two is that malaria is caused by a parasite and not a virus or bacteria. Bacteria are microorganisms that cause fever and diseases.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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Which one causes malaria, mosquito or virus?

Malaria is caused by parasites, not by a virus or by a type of bacterium.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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What causes malaria and how is it contracted?

Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite. The parasite is spread to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes.

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What are the symptoms of malaria?

The primary symptoms of malaria include fever and flu like illness, including shaking chills, headache, muscle aches, and tiredness.

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Why does malaria cause body pain?

Among the several complications, the effects of malaria seem to target the skeletal muscle system, leading to symptoms, such as muscle aches, muscle contractures, muscle fatigue, muscle pain, and muscle weakness.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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What should be the right way to treat malaria?

Antimalarial drugs include artemisinin drugs (artemether and artesunate). The best treatment for Plasmodium falciparum malaria, if available, is artemisinin combination therapy along with drinking plenty of fluids.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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