Malaria Articles A-Z
When the disease is treated early enough, there is medication that may be used as a malaria cure. This eMedTV segment identifies medicines that can be used to cure malaria, including chloroquine, mefloquine, and quinine.
The best test for malaria diagnosis is called a blood smear. This eMedTV Web page explains how a doctor diagnoses malaria, which also often involves asking the patient questions, performing a physical exam, and ruling out other conditions.
Typically, the malaria incubation period ranges from 10 days to four weeks in duration. However, as this eMedTV segment explains, this time between infection with malaria parasites and the onset of symptoms may range from seven days to several years.
In cases of malaria, symptoms commonly include such things as fever, chills, nausea, and diarrhea. This eMedTV article discusses mild and severe symptoms of malaria, which can include kidney failure, coma, and severe anemia.