Severe malaria occurs when plasmodium falciparum infections (malaria infection) are complicated by organ failures or abnormalities in the patient’s blood and or metabolism.
SYMPTOMS OF MALARIA
- shaking chills that can range from moderate to severe
- high fever
- profuse sweating
- headache
- nausea
- vomiting
- abdominal pain
- diarrhea
- anemia
- muscle pain
- convulsions
- coma
- bloody stool
1 Cerebral malaria, this is associated with abnormal behavior, impairment of consciousness, seizures and or coma
2 Severe anemia due to hemolysis (destruction of the red blood cells)
3 Hemoglobinuria, (hemoglobin in the urine) due to hemolysis(Blackwater fever)
4 Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), an inflammatory reaction in the lungs that inhibits oxygen exchange(Malarial lungs)
5. Abnormalities in blood coagulation
6. Low blood pressure caused by cardiovascular collapse (Algid Malaria)
7 Acute kidney injury, (kidney damage)
8 Hyperparasitemia, where more than 5% of the red blood cells are infected by malaria parasites
9. Metabolic acidosis (excessive acidity in the blood and tissue fluids)
10. Hypoglycemia,(low blood sugar)
Malaria is a life threatening disease and one of the leading cause of under 5 mortality rate.
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