Herbal Remedies for Malaria, Ayurvedic Treatment – Causes, Symptoms
Malaria: Overview
Malaria is a mosquito-borne blood disease which can potentially be life-threatening. The serious infectious disease is caused by a group of single-celled microorganisms called parasitic protozoans, which belong to the ‘Plasmodium’ type. The transmission of Malaria from an affected individual to a healthy individual results from a mosquito bite. The disease is transmitted only when a female ‘Anopheles’ mosquito infects the body of a healthy individual with the tiny Plasmodium parasite. The parasite develops within the mosquito because of a number of factors, particularly humidity and ambient temperatures.
Malaria is commonly known by three names — tertian fever, quarter fever and the malignant tertian malaria — based on the parasite which causes the disease.
Causes of Malaria
Malaria is a communicable disease which gets transmitted to humans and animals through the saliva of a female ‘Anopheles’ mosquito.
When an infected ‘Anopheles’ mosquito bites a healthy individual, the Plasmodium parasite enters the bloodstream. The malaria parasite lays dormant within the liver of the host, without leading to any symptoms, for an average of around 10 days. However, the parasite keeps multiplying during this time, and new malaria parasites are then released back into the bloodstream. In the bloodstream, these parasites infect red blood cells and multiply further; with some parasites remaining in the liver for quite some time and causing the disease to recur.
Once an unaffected mosquito becomes infected after feeding on an infected person, the cycle of Malaria starts all over again.
Malaria parasites which can cause the infection in humans are of four types — Plasmodium vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae, and P. falciparum. The most severe forms of Malaria, which can be potentially fatal, are caused by P. falciparum.
Other than transmission through female ‘Anopheles’ mosquito bite, Malaria can also get transmitted by blood in certain cases which may include:
- Blood transfusion
- Organ transplant
- Use of shared needles / syringes
Symptoms of Malaria
The symptoms of Malaria can be uncomplicated or severe, depending on how the disease has progressed in the affected individual.
Some of the common, uncomplicated symptoms of Malaria are: fever, shivering chills, excessive sweating, a sensation of cold, vomiting, nausea, headaches, and fatigue.
Besides these symptoms, some of the other indications of Malaria, generally implying increased severity of the disease, include:
- Pain in the abdomen
- Diarrhea
- Anemia
- Abnormal bleeding
- Muscle pain
- Bloody stools
- Convulsions
- Impaired consciousness / Coma
- Respiratory distress
- Clinical jaundice
- Dysfunction of some vital organ of the body
The Goodnews!?
The good news is that Malaria is preventable and reversible, but can only be possible by using holistic approach, the one advocated in Ayurveda that addresses the issues from the very root.
Since ancient times, Ayurveda has defined diseases with their symptoms, causes and healing methods with nature.
If you are having any of the above mentioned symptoms, don’t assume it is Malaria yet without any proper diagnosis because there are other body related diseases that comes with the same symptoms. Consult with a Doctor for accurate diagnosis to find out if Malaria is what you are having or any other related disease.
Vine-Health Approach to Malaria
As a holistic health clinic, we take accurate diagnosis very seriously in order to ascertain the root cause of a particular illness. You will be consulted with our doctor to know the type of test or scan to run base on your symptoms to detect exactly the root cause of your issue to ascertain if Malaria is your issue or not to ensure appropriate treatment.
Accurate diagnosis is the key to the treatment of any disease.
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