Malaria Quiz

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Saqib Baig

Saqib Baig, MD, MS (Respiratory medicine, Critical Care, Internal medicine)

Dr. Baig graduated from Army Medical College (NUST) Pakistan in 2007. He did his internal medicine training from Baltimore, Maryland, USA during the years 2009-2013. He joined the internal medicine faculty practice at Medical College of Wisconsin in USA for 2 years before pursuing advanced training. He completed his pulmonary disease and critical care medicine fellowship from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School from 2015-2018. | | During his fellowship, Dr. Baig completed his master's in health care services management through Rutgers Business School. He currently serves as the medical director of respiratory therapy and pulmonary function lab and the clinical director of the COPD program at the Jane and Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute at Thomas Jefferson University. He holds the Assistant Professor of Medicine rank at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Baig's interests lie in respiratory physiology, airways disease, and data science.

Yoshinori Abe

Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)

Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.

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People with these symptoms also use Ubie's symptom checker to find possible causes

  • Has over 100.4°F / 38°C heat

  • Persistently having fever of 102.2°F / 39°C for a whole day and it spikes even higher once in a while

  • Fever subsided to normal temperatures for a while but came back again

  • Persistent fever of 100.4°F / 38°C or more for more than 7 days

  • Baby has a fever but is otherwise healthy and energetic

  • Fever is going too high, 106.7°F / 41.5°C or higher

  • Keep getting high temperatures (>100.4°F / 38°C)

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Learn more about Malaria

Content updated on Sep 20, 2022

What is malaria?

Malaria is caused by a plasmodium parasite which is transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes. The severity of malaria depends on the species of plasmodium.

Symptoms of malaria

  • Fever

  • Fatigue

  • Sweating at night requiring change in clothing

  • Headache

  • Joint pain even when resting

  • Skin or eyes turning yellow

  • Joint pain

  • Muscle pain

Questions your doctor may ask to check for malaria

Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose malaria

  • Do you have a fever?

  • Do you feel fatigued?

  • Do you sweat so much at night that you need to change clothes?

  • Do you have headaches or does your head feel heavy?

  • Do you have joint pain even when you are at rest?

Treatment for malaria

Treatment of malaria includes anti-malarial medication against the parasite. People traveling to malaria-prone areas can take protective anti-malarial medication before, during, and after their trip.

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Reviewed By:

Saqib Baig

Saqib Baig, MD, MS (Respiratory medicine, Critical Care, Internal medicine)

Dr. Baig graduated from Army Medical College (NUST) Pakistan in 2007. He did his internal medicine training from Baltimore, Maryland, USA during the years 2009-2013. He joined the internal medicine faculty practice at Medical College of Wisconsin in USA for 2 years before pursuing advanced training. He completed his pulmonary disease and critical care medicine fellowship from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School from 2015-2018. | | During his fellowship, Dr. Baig completed his master's in health care services management through Rutgers Business School. He currently serves as the medical director of respiratory therapy and pulmonary function lab and the clinical director of the COPD program at the Jane and Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute at Thomas Jefferson University. He holds the Assistant Professor of Medicine rank at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Baig's interests lie in respiratory physiology, airways disease, and data science.

Yoshinori Abe

Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)

Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.

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