Antimalarials Flashcards
T/F: A child dies every second from malaria
False - a child dies every MINUTE from malaria
T/F: About 25% of the world is at risk of malaria
False - Half of the world is at risk – 198million malaria cases worldwide in 2013, mostly pregnant women and children
T/F: Malaria keeps more kids out of school than any other disease
True – malaria accounts for half of preventable absenteeism in African schools, causing up to 10 million missed days each year – can also cause lasting learning disabilities
T/F: Malaria is not as costly as other diseases in Africa
False - Malaria sucks the lifeblood out of Africa’s economy – the disease keeps adults out of work, about $12 billion a year in lost productivity
Symptoms of malaria
Fever and flu-like illness, shaking, chills, and headaches
Muscle aches and tiredness
N/V/D
S/sx of malaria usually start ~ ____ after infection
8-25 days
Malaria may cause ___ and ___ because of the loss of RBC
Anemia and jaundice (yellow coloring of skin/eyes)
S/sx of Malaria: CNS
Headache
S/sx of Malaria: Systemic
Fever
S/sx of malaria: Muscular
Fatigue and pain
S/sx of malaria: Back
Pain
S/sx of malaria: Skin
Chills/sweating
S/sx of malaria: Respiratory
Dry cough
T/F: Malaria may cause wet cough
False – dry cough
S/sx of malaria: Spleen
Enlargement
