INTRODUCTION

Hello my honourable people! I greet all of the active and determined steemians. ![images (12).jpeg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbCChBo9m2FRNKvohxBdezoALoKPtRxPY1ztcsbULsjeh/images%20(12).jpeg) ^{[img src](https://www.britannica.com/science/malaria)} It's me again @comrade01 from Abia state and I am here with another interesting post. Today, I want to join the iteach contest organized by sir @fredquantum in the steem4nigeria community. In this contest, entries that are made should educate the reader in one way or the other. As most of you know, I am a medical practitioner and this is another great way to give another health education. Health is wealth and for today, I will like to talk about a disease condition called "Malaria." **********Wait, don't leave yet********** Yes, know that malaria is very common among the Africans, mainly Nigerians and as such, little or no attention is given to this disease condition but after this health education, you'll see the need to look into the disease condition more than the way you do. |AIM OF THE TOPIC| |----| The aim of this topic is to help not only steemians, but other people who visits the platform know about: - The signs and symptoms of malaria - Complications of malaria - prevention of malaria - and treatment of malaria. So, on this note, let's begin with the health education shall we?

WHAT IS MALARIA?

I know malaria is very common among Nigerians, and due to this, little or no attention is given to the sickness. However, malaria has shown to be a very deadly disease as it can lead to many complications and ultimately D-E-A-T-H. Yes, DEATH if left unattended to. Malaria is a deadly disease condition caused by the transfer of a microorganism from a female anopheles mosquito to a human individual through a bite. It is gotten when a female anopheles mosquito bite it's victim and then suck their blood. During the sucking, a microorganism known scientifically as plasmodium escapes from the mosquito and find its way into the blood stream of the victim. From there, it migrates to the liver where it settles down and multiplies (give birth to other plasmodiums). After the multiplication, it travels to the entire body thereby causing signs and symptoms like: |SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MALARIA| |----| - Fever - Rigor - loss of appetite - weakness - Dizziness in some cases - Anaemia in extreme cases - Nausea - vomiting - muscle aches - mental confusion (in extreme cases) - ultimately death. These are the signs and symptoms exhibited by a person infected with the malaria parasite. If malaria is left untreated for sometime, it can lead to; - Anaemia - psychosis - cerebral malaria - death e.t.c There are more to the complications of malaria but these are the ones I'd like to talk about. Yes, malaria can lead to cerebral malaria (when the malaria migrates to the brain) and as such, the victim will start showing psychotic symptoms. Anaemia is a complication of malaria because the parasite readily destroys the blood cells and as such, the victim will loose blood cells rapidly. |PREVENTION LF MALARIA| |----| As said above, malaria is one of the leading causes of death and the depressing thing here is that, malaria kills its victim slowly and painfully. *****A bad way to die 😖😖**** However, there are ways to prevent malaria. As said, prevention is better than cure. To prevent malaria, the following should be done: - leave in a favourable environment - clean stagnant waters to eradicate the habitat of mosquitoes - eat healthy foods to improve your immunity - use nets to close windows and doors to avoid the entrance of mosquitoes into the house - sleep under mosquito nets - use insecticides e.t.c |TREATMENT OF MALARIA| |----| Treatment of malaria should be done under the close observation of the doctor. I would not advice anyone to go into self medication because self medication is very risky and as such, I will not name any drug for malaria but I will advice everyone to visit the doctor when they start seeing any of the above mentioned signs and symptoms. seek medical aid if you notice the slightest change in your body's physiology. That will be all for this entry, Thank you for stopping by this post, I am really happy that you've learnt something today. I am inviting @yakspace @ronninboss and @preye2 to join in the contest. Have a nice day.