Symptoms of a malaria parasite bite
Many people, reptiles, and mammals suffer from malaria. A mosquito bite can cause the following symptoms:
- convulsions;
- tingling in the skin;
- increase in the size of the spleen;
- chills;
- joint pain;
- blood in urine;
- Strong headache;
- fever;
- vomit;
- anemia;
- cerebral ischemia.
Fever is one of the signs of a malaria mosquito bite
A mosquito bite is deadly. Pregnant women and children are most vulnerable. The following happens in the body after a bite:
- 30 minutes after the bite, the parasites go to the liver. There they begin to develop.
- The liver begins to grow, its cells die.
- Microbes enter the blood, which leads to the destruction of red cells.
- Each microbe is divided into several parts.
- Due to damage to blood cells, anemia develops. There is fever and chills.
- Chills alternate with fever. Attacks occur every 3 days. Death occurs due to blockage of the blood vessels of the brain.
Folk remedies for mosquito bites
To relieve itching, swelling and discomfort, you can try folk remedies for mosquito bites. They will help out if you don’t have a suitable ointment and other medications at hand:
- Essential oils help relieve itching, swelling and pain. They have anti-inflammatory, soothing, analgesic and antiseptic effects. Essential oils of lavender and tea tree will help cope with the consequences of mosquito bites. Before treating the affected skin, it is necessary to conduct a sensitivity test by dropping the solution on the elbow.
- Soda can be mixed with essential oil or water, applied to the bite site in a thin layer, or made into a cake from the resulting mixture. The product will relieve irritation and inflammation.
- Prepare a saline solution and soak a cotton pad with it generously. Apply the swab to the bite site for a few minutes.
- If a blister appears on the skin after an attack by blood-sucking parasites, a slice of raw potato will help reduce its size. For better results, it is better to grind it into a paste. This remedy is suitable for eliminating the consequences if the bite site is located in the eye area, where the use of chemical components is unacceptable.
- Parsley and cabbage leaves, crushed into a paste, help relieve itching and redness. In addition, plants improve blood circulation, reduce swelling, and have a general strengthening effect.
To reduce discomfort after a mosquito bite, any remedy that relieves itching, pain and redness is suitable. Before using it, you need to make sure that there is no allergic skin reaction to the components of the chosen folk medicine.
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Malaria in pregnant women
If a pregnant woman is bitten by a malaria mosquito, a number of adverse symptoms may occur. In some cases, premature births, deaths, and eclampsia in pregnant women are observed.
Malaria in children
If a malaria mosquito bites a child, the case is serious. This can be fatal. Up to 6 months of age, children rarely get sick; they have passive immunity from women. Fatal outcome is often observed in children from 6 months to 5 years. The clinical symptoms in this case are peculiar. The most striking symptom is absent - paroxysm. In this case, such qualities as chills at the beginning of the disease and sweating at the end, cramps, pain in the abdomen, diarrhea, and vomiting may appear.
Rashes such as spots or hemorrhage are often observed on the skin. Anemia develops quickly. In older children, the disease progresses as in adults.
Malaria patient looks apathetic
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Patient's appearance
A malaria patient looks apathetic. He often experiences weakness, so for the most part the person remains in bed. The skin is pale and moist. The skin is icteric. Often the patient is exhausted. The presented symptoms are characteristic of fever. The fever is often followed by high sweating. Yellowness of the skin indicates the duration of the disease, damage to the spleen and liver.
You may also be interested in the article “Subcutaneous parasites in humans: diseases and methods of their treatment.”
Malaria infection
A few days after being bitten by a malarial bloodsucker, a person suddenly develops a fever. Such a sharp jump provokes severe headache and joint pain, tinnitus, convulsions, dizziness, and increased sweating. An increase in body temperature is often followed by chills. Such attacks of fever accompany the patient for 4-8 hours. Then there is a temporary improvement in well-being, which is replaced by a repeated attack.
There are several types of malaria:
- Three-day – attacks of fever accompanied by headache, joint pain, and lower back pain are repeated every 48 hours. Usually, ailments begin in the first half of the day. The disease can proceed in this mode for 2-3 years.
- Four-day – attacks repeat every 3 days.
- Tropical is the most severe form of malaria. The duration of the disease is from 6 to 12 months. It is accompanied by severe fever and is most often fatal.
Important!
The course of any type of this disease depends on the state of the person’s immunity. The most vulnerable victims of malaria are children under 5 years of age and pregnant women. Their immune system is unable to fight off parasites. It is young children and expectant mothers who are at risk of death.
In addition to malaria, Anopheles mosquitoes are carriers of other dangerous diseases:
- anthrax;
- intestinal infections;
- "elephantiasis";
- yellow and tropical fever.
Possible consequences of a malaria mosquito bite
First aid
If you are bitten by a malaria mosquito, you may experience a general or local reaction. At the site of the bite there is inflammation, swelling, and burning pain. After a couple of hours, the initial symptoms disappear.
Often a person experiences a stressful condition. It is based on overexcitation of the body. If a person is hypersensitive to poisons, an allergic reaction may occur. It is marked by reactions such as asthma, urticaria, anaphylactic shock.
If a person has an increased sensitivity to poisons, an allergic reaction may occur in the form of hives
First aid is to wash the wound with alcohol. Something cold should be applied to the fireplace. Next, the bitten person is put to bed and given strong coffee or tea. If vascular or cardiac activity declines, the following is administered:
- cordiamine;
- caffeine;
- adrenaline subcutaneously.
If the patient's condition has not improved, he should be urgently sent to a medical facility. A person is given “Suprastin” or “Diphenhydramine” - 1 tablet (against allergies).
Where there is a threat of being bitten by a malaria mosquito, everything should be done to destroy the source of infection. Mosquitoes can become carriers of anthrax, malaria, and intestinal infections. If there are cases of infection with dangerous diseases, they should be treated by a specialist.
To prevent a bite, use repellents and protective nets, and lubricate the skin with other products. If this is not the case, use gauze or handkerchiefs to cover exposed parts of the body.
Use repellent to prevent being bitten
Regular parsley will help relieve itching. Pluck it, mash it and lubricate the affected area with the juice of the plant. After 20 minutes, there will be nothing left on the body except a reddish spot, reminiscent of a syringe mark.
If you are planning to spend the night outdoors, cover exposed areas of your body with the leaves of burdock or other plants. Bonfires help a lot - flying parasites are afraid of them. It's better to sleep in clothes.
What to do after a mosquito bite: drug treatment
In most cases, the strategy for action after a mosquito bite is aimed at reducing itching, redness and pain. That is, the main task is to reduce symptoms. In rare cases, professional medical attention is required. This need arises if there has been a massive attack of blood-sucking parasites, and the victim is a person prone to an allergic reaction.
To prevent severe damage to the skin and constant scratching of the damaged area, it is necessary to block the sensation of itching. For this purpose, drugs containing dimethindene maleate are suitable. This is an active substance that suppresses one of the receptors and blocks the sensation of itching. If you treat an area of skin with a preparation containing this component, the permeability of capillaries will decrease and the degree of irritation will decrease. An additional advantage of dimethindene is an analgesic and mild cooling effect.
Let's consider other features of treatment after mosquito bites:
- Antihistamines and topical glucocorticosteroid drugs are prescribed when local allergic reactions occur.
- If bullous rashes have formed at the site of the bites, aseptic opening of the blisters and their treatment with potassium permanganate are used.
- To reduce the severity of local reactions, second-generation glucocorticosteroid and antihistamine medications are used.
- Urgent hospitalization is resorted to only when systemic allergic reactions of any severity, angioedema, multiple bites, and attacks of suffocation are observed. Immunocompromised patients may require immediate medical attention.
The strategy of what to do after a mosquito bite and subsequent treatment directly depends on the clinical picture. For local manifestations, general and local therapy will be sufficient. Serious swelling and severe forms of allergic reactions require the use of more powerful drugs, which must be prescribed by a doctor.
Experts' opinion
Experts recommend that people who have had malaria be under the supervision of medical personnel for 2 years. If there is a fever, you should donate blood for testing.
The disease is preventable. People traveling to areas where the mosquito is infected should take anti-malarial medications. When living in areas of potential threat, you should cover windows and doors with mesh or sleep under a special mesh canopy. It is better if it is treated with an insecticide. From the beginning of twilight until dawn, hands and feet should be well protected. Exposed parts of the body must be treated with repellents.
How to protect yourself from mosquitoes
Mosquitoes interfere with a relaxing holiday not only in nature, but also at home. They enter apartments through open windows, as well as from the basement through the interior of the house - through ventilation openings and staircases. On a warm summer evening it is impossible to hide from them in the park or garden.
How can you protect yourself from mosquitoes and reduce the likelihood of being bitten?
- Avoid sweet perfumes that attract blood-sucking parasites. It is better to give preference to a fresh or sharp aroma that repels insects.
- Install mosquito nets on windows and vents.
- Apply a mixture of olive oil, clove essential oil and tea tree to your body before walking.
- Buy effective mosquito repellents and use them according to the manufacturer's instructions on clothing.
The greatest concentration of mosquitoes is observed in the evening near water bodies. If you are camping on the shore of a lake with a tent, a fire will help you escape from annoying parasites.
Complications of allergies in children
The greatest danger in a child with allergies is represented by multiple bites, localized compactly. Such damage causes persistent local swelling, which can last for more than a month, and an increase in body temperature.
There are cases where an allergic reaction to mosquitoes led to the development of immunoinflammatory kidney disease - glomerulonephritis. This is a severe chronic lesion of the glomerular apparatus, the outcome of which is renal failure.
Signs and symptoms of mosquito bite allergy
The second type of complicated allergy to mosquito bites is a local or general inflammatory process. It develops initially from the fact that an infection was introduced into the wound by the insect itself. The bitten area begins not only to hurt and itch, but also to fester. With multiple injuries, the inflammatory process can become total.
Symptoms of general inflammation with an allergy to mosquito bites are pain and enlargement in the inguinal lymph nodes. Even dried “old” sores from scratching begin to fester throughout the child’s body. If the process is started, sepsis is likely.
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