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Malaria:- Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasite. Plasmodium is present in salice of female anopheles mosquitos. Vectors of the Plasmodium are mosquitos not all but only 5 types of mosquitos.
* Avoid mosquito bites.
* Use insect repellent in case of mosquito bite.
* Wear long sleeved clothes, pants if you are out of home at night time.
* Spray repellent on clotges also because malaria can also bite through thin clothing.
* Use mosquito nets over the house, etc.
* Clean drainges because mosquitos mostly present there,etc.
Tretments and medications if malaria is infected:-
* Artemesinin,based on patient condition.
* Chloroquine phosphate,etc.
Meet your physician in case of any symptoms of malaria like fever, shivering,sweating, headache,nausea,vomitting,etc.
Sometimes malaria can lead to anaemia, hypoglycemia,coma,lifelong disabilities and even results in death.
So neglegience should not be done in case of malaria because that even leads to death.