Malaria Quiz
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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, 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.
View the symptoms of Malaria
Diseases related to Malaria
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Reviewed By:
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, 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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