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My Brother Got Malaria 3 Times In Past 6 Months. What Precaution He Should Take?
My brother got malaria 3 times in past 6 months. 1st time p.vivax and p.falciparum next 2 times. Yesterday again he was shivering , lot off body pain and high body temp. its seems symptoms of malaria. I consultant with local doctor and he asked to hospitalized him and its blood pressure is low as 90 by 60 and prescribed below medicine: Lumerax 80 ,Rablet 20 , ondem md 8 So is it necessary to hospitalized him without blood report and what precaution needs to taken. Thanks
Sat, 5 Nov 2011
hi manoj;
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The repeated malarial attacks are mostly due to P.Vivax .P.Falciparum gets treated in one go but relapse is common to vivax because they have extended stay in liver in dormant state & strike again .P.Vivax treatment needs to be followed with Primaquine to prevent relapse.Now your brother has again probably malaria & his BP is on lower side so better to be hospitalized unless you have some domestic problem.
wish him good heath.
thanks
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The repeated malarial attacks are mostly due to P.Vivax .P.Falciparum gets treated in one go but relapse is common to vivax because they have extended stay in liver in dormant state & strike again .P.Vivax treatment needs to be followed with Primaquine to prevent relapse.Now your brother has again probably malaria & his BP is on lower side so better to be hospitalized unless you have some domestic problem.
wish him good heath.
thanks
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Plasmodium Falciparum is known to cause severe forms of malaria. he needs aggressive treatment and care, since his BP is low his condition might already be critical hence admission is definitely required. All the very best
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As your brother has already had malaria, there is chance of relapse in him, as the parasite can stay in the body for long and the life cycle may begin all over again, the symptoms do go in favour of malaria and hence it is mandatory to get him admitted , as the blood pressure is also low , this if ignored may lead to complications like shock, dehydration, and many other imbalances in the body
It is wise to follow the doctor's advice and meanwhile let him continue the medicines as advised.
Wishing you good health
Welcome to HealthcareMagic forum.
As your brother has already had malaria, there is chance of relapse in him, as the parasite can stay in the body for long and the life cycle may begin all over again, the symptoms do go in favour of malaria and hence it is mandatory to get him admitted , as the blood pressure is also low , this if ignored may lead to complications like shock, dehydration, and many other imbalances in the body
It is wise to follow the doctor's advice and meanwhile let him continue the medicines as advised.
Wishing you good health
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