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Saqib Baig, MD, MS (Pulmonology, 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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- My body is jerking
- Twitching
- White of the eyes are yellow
- Fever seizures (with fever of >100.4°F / 38°C)
- Fever then no fever then fever again
- The first seizure
- Repetitive seizures
- Icterus
- Periodic fever (>100.4°F / 38°C)
- Seizure with fainting
- I have a seizure that is not symmetric
- Very sweaty at night
- Remittent fever of 102.2°F / 39°C
- Recently had a seizure
- Seizures when I wake up
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Try Free Symptom QuizWhat is Malaria?
Malaria is caused by a plasmodium parasite, transmitted through infected mosquito bites. The disease's severity depends on the plasmodium species.
Typical Symptoms of Malaria
- Seizure
- Fever
- Skin or eyes turning yellow
- Sweating at night requiring change in clothing
- Headache
- Bloody or red urine
- Losing consciousness
- Decrease in urine volume
Diagnostic Questions for Malaria
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
- Have you had a seizure?
- Do you have a fever?
- Are your eyes or skin turning yellow?
- Do you excessively sweat at night and need to change clothes?
- Do you have headaches or a heavy feeling in your head?
Treatment of Malaria
Malaria treatment involves anti-malarial drugs to combat the parasite. Travelers to areas with a high risk of malaria can take preventive anti-malarial medication before, during, and after their trip.
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031395516348611?via%3DihubCotter C, Sturrock HJ, Hsiang MS, Liu J, Phillips AA, Hwang J, Gueye CS, Fullman N, Gosling RD, Feachem RG. The changing epidemiology of malaria elimination: new strategies for new challenges. Lancet. 2013 Sep 7;382(9895):900-11. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60310-4. Epub 2013 Apr 15. Erratum in: Lancet. 2013 Sep 7;382(9895):858. PMID: 23594387.
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Reviewed By:
Saqib Baig, MD, MS (Pulmonology, 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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