What are the symptoms of malaria?
1. Prodromal symptoms
Loss of appetite, nausea, muscular pain, constipation, aches in joints are some prodromal symptoms.
2. Paroxysm
It is the actual attack of malaria. This cycle is called intermittent fever.
a. Cold stage: Shivering cold- 20 min
b. Hot stage: 104 to 106 F fever accompanied by convulsions- 1 to 4 hrs
c. Sweating: Profuse sweating- 1 hr
3. Symptoms of malaria also include anemia as Plasmodium invades RBCs and invaded RBC is easily ruptured. Plasmodium produces Haemolysin which...