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Can Malaria Be The Reason For My Unresolved Illness?
hey my names dylan I just got back from a 13 day trip to peru I visited the amazon cuzco areas and came back the day after I got back I got a cold nothing bad just cengestion and a head ache soon after my brother became ill with a flue soon after I did as well he never had a fever but I did he only vomited and had a very sore stomach I vomited had fevers and sweat quite alot following the day after vomiting I couldnt eat which is normal for a flue but my stomache was in alot of pain as well as my bladder when I urinated it hurt alot the pain is slowly subsiding my brothers pain and flue went away after 3 days its been 5 for me I am worried it might be malaria as its symptoms are similair I am leaving tomorrow to go to my dads across the ocean by boat for 3 hours and was wondering if you could help oh and I only started getting diarreah once on the 5th day which is today im 17 and 140 pounds
Mon, 25 May 2015
Hello there,
The symptoms that you have described may be malaria. The easiest way to check this is get a blood sample taken and checked for malarial parasite(called MPFT test) . The key being the sample of blood ideally has to be taken at the time you have fever. This increases the sensitivity of the test and gives us a better chance of diagnosis. Once the diagnosis is established the treatment for malaria is relatively straightforward. Depending on the species of the parasite you would be put on a combination of drugs and your symptoms would reduce within a day or two.
Hope this helps,
Kindly get back to me for any clarifications.
Dr Arun A
The symptoms that you have described may be malaria. The easiest way to check this is get a blood sample taken and checked for malarial parasite(called MPFT test) . The key being the sample of blood ideally has to be taken at the time you have fever. This increases the sensitivity of the test and gives us a better chance of diagnosis. Once the diagnosis is established the treatment for malaria is relatively straightforward. Depending on the species of the parasite you would be put on a combination of drugs and your symptoms would reduce within a day or two.
Hope this helps,
Kindly get back to me for any clarifications.
Dr Arun A
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