Physiology
Be able to relate routine variations in body structure and functioning to care received by individuals. Case Facts.
A certain woman aged 65 years decided to take a trip to Harare the capital city of Zimbabwe. She stayed in Harare for two weeks then flew back to London. Afterwards, she reported of having fever whereby blood tests confirmed she had malaria infection. Her GP also noted she was Obese with high blood pressure besides Osteoarthritis.
(Images.nationalgeographic.com,n.d.) Introduction
Malaria is a common infection, which mostly affects people inhabiting hot regions within the tropics (Mandal, 2013). The illness is from a parasite of the plasmodium species, which is Anopheles mosquito (Marcus, 2009). The mosquito bites an infected person and later infects another person by biting him or her (Mandal, 2013). Malaria is a killer disease responsible for approximately death of 1 million people annually. The infected person usually becomes feeble and lucks appetite. If not promptly treated, one may end up dying due to the malady’s severity (Mandal, 2013).
Signs and symptoms of malaria
Signs and symptoms this predicament usually begins a few weeks after the Anopheles mosquito bites the victim (Marcus, 2009). Early symptoms comprise irritability, drowsiness, poor sleeping conditions and luck of appetite among the infected person. After a couple of days, the victim experiences intense chills, high fever and rapid breathing (Marcus, 2009). The body temperature and fever may sometimes reduce to normal but during this times the victim experiences severe sweating (Mandal, 2013). In severe cases, the victims experience headache, vomiting and Diarrhea (Marcus, 2009).
Treatment
The treatment of malaria varies with the complication of the infection (Marcus, 2009). If the case is not complicated, anti-malaria drugs prescribed may be able to
A certain woman aged 65 years decided to take a trip to Harare the capital city of Zimbabwe. She stayed in Harare for two weeks then flew back to London. Afterwards, she reported of having fever whereby blood tests confirmed she had malaria infection. Her GP also noted she was Obese with high blood pressure besides Osteoarthritis.
(Images.nationalgeographic.com,n.d.) Introduction
Malaria is a common infection, which mostly affects people inhabiting hot regions within the tropics (Mandal, 2013). The illness is from a parasite of the plasmodium species, which is Anopheles mosquito (Marcus, 2009). The mosquito bites an infected person and later infects another person by biting him or her (Mandal, 2013). Malaria is a killer disease responsible for approximately death of 1 million people annually. The infected person usually becomes feeble and lucks appetite. If not promptly treated, one may end up dying due to the malady’s severity (Mandal, 2013).
Signs and symptoms of malaria
Signs and symptoms this predicament usually begins a few weeks after the Anopheles mosquito bites the victim (Marcus, 2009). Early symptoms comprise irritability, drowsiness, poor sleeping conditions and luck of appetite among the infected person. After a couple of days, the victim experiences intense chills, high fever and rapid breathing (Marcus, 2009). The body temperature and fever may sometimes reduce to normal but during this times the victim experiences severe sweating (Mandal, 2013). In severe cases, the victims experience headache, vomiting and Diarrhea (Marcus, 2009).
Treatment
The treatment of malaria varies with the complication of the infection (Marcus, 2009). If the case is not complicated, anti-malaria drugs prescribed may be able to
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