Learn about Malaria in Uganda
Malaria in Uganda Has done havoc to many families to the extent that poverty is biting harder and hader because of this malari fever. It does not only cause ill health and death but also has a great impact on the economic development of the individual, the family, the community and the nation as a whole in several ways: On this page we will give details of how you can avoid to get malaria when you visit and travel in Uganda.It is very unfortunate to see that this preventable and curable diseases is killing Ugandans like insects.We would like you to take some preventive measures when you visit this beautiful county that is raided by malaria as if there is no government.Although the government tries its best,corruption with some government officials still lets malaria spread like wildfire. Chloroquine resistance is widespread in Africa. Now, malaria outbreaks are being reported in some locations of uganda that had been previously thought to be at elevations too high for malaria transmission, such as the highlands of Kabale district in south western Uganda.  Custom Search How do you get malaria?
This is the brief discription of how malaria is spread between person to person. People get malaria from the bite of a malaria-infected mosquito. When a mosquito bites an infected person, it ingests microscopic malaria parasites found in the person's blood. The malaria parasite must grow in the mosquito for a week or more before infection can be passed to another person. If, after a week, the mosquito then bites another person, the parasites go from the mosquito's mouth into the person's blood. The parasites then travel to the person's liver, enter the liver's cells, grow and multiply. During this time when the parasites are in the liver, the person has not yet felt sick. The parasites leave the liver and enter red blood cells; this may take as little as 8 days or as many as several months. Once inside the red blood cells, the parasites grow and multiply. The red blood cells burst, freeing the parasites to attack other red blood cells. Toxins from the parasite are also released into the blood, making the person feel sick. If a mosquito bites this person while the parasites are in his or her blood, it will ingest the tiny parasites. After a week or more, the mosquito can infect another person. What are the signs and symptoms of malaria?
How can you know that somebody has malaria,In otherwards what are the symptoms of Malaria. Symptoms of malaria include fever and flu-like illness, including shaking chills, headache, muscle aches, and tiredness. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may also occur. Malaria may cause anemia and jaundice (yellow coloring of the skin and eyes) because of the loss of red blood cells. Infection with one type of malaria, P. falciparum, if not promptly treated, may cause kidney failure, seizures, mental confusion, coma, and death. How soon will a person feel sick after being bitten by an infected mosquito?Depending on different peoples body strength,for most people, symptoms begin 10 days to 4 weeks after infection, although a person may feel ill as early as 8 days or up to 1 year later. Two kinds of malaria, P. vivax and P. ovale, can relapse; some parasites can rest in the liver for several months up to 4 years after a person is bitten by an infected mosquito. When these parasites come out of hibernation and begin invading red blood cells, the person will become sick.How is malaria diagnosed?Malaria in Uganda is diagnosed by looking for the parasites in a drop of blood. Blood will be put onto a microscope slide and stained so that the parasites will be visible under a microscope.Any traveler who becomes ill with a fever or flu-like illness while traveling and up to 1 year after returning home should immediately seek professional medical care. You should tell your health care provider that you have been traveling in a malaria-risk area. Who is at risk for malaria in Uganda?Persons living in, and travelers to, any area of Uganda where malaria is transmitted may become infected.In case of Uganda,there is no place that is safe from malaria so make sure you are ready with your anti malaria tablets wherever you are.What is the treatment for malaria in Uganda?
Malaria in Uganda can be cured with prescription drugs. The type of drugs and length of treatment depend on which kind of malaria is diagnosed, where the patient was infected, the age of the patient, and how severely ill the patient was at start of treatment. How can malaria and other travel-related illnesses be prevented? Visit your health care provider 4-6 weeks before foreign travel for any necessary vaccinations and a prescription for an antimalarial drug. Take your antimalarial drug exactly on schedule without missing doses Prevent mosquito and other insect bites. Use DEET insect repellent on exposed skin and flying insect spray in the room where you sleep Wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts, especially from dusk to dawn. This is the time when mosquitoes that spread malaria bite Sleep under a mosquito bed net that has been dipped in permethrin insecticide if you are not living in screened or air-conditioned housing. Click to return back to Uganda travel information Click to return from Malaria in Uganda back to Home Page Custom Search
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