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Signs and Symptoms

Some initial symptoms of malaria include feeling unwell, experiencing headaches and fatigue, and having muscle aches and abdominal pain. This can eventually progress to a fever. Other common symptoms consist of nausea, vomiting, and orthostatic hypertension. Malaria can also lead to seizures which may precede going into a comatose state.
 * Initially: not feeling well, headache, fatigue, muscle aches, abdominal pain
 * Progresses to a fever
 * Others include nausea, vomiting, and orthostatic hypertension
 * Complications: seizures --> coma

Prevention and Treatment


 * Measures: insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp)

Preventative measures include insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp). Because IPTp plays a role in altering the immune response that the infant can display, the World Health Organization recommends starting IPTp as soon as possible during the 2nd trimester.