01:30 PM
Wednesday 02 March 2022
Books – Ahmed Gomaa:
Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, said that fever hospitals received a number of malaria cases after their return from Cameroon during the last period, and the necessary medical service was provided to them.
During the team’s matches, hundreds of fans traveled on one-day trips via private planes to support the team, but some cases were recently discovered to have malaria.
official clarification
A spokesman for the Ministry of Health told Masrawy that if symptoms do not appear and the person wants to check on himself, he can go to fever hospitals to conduct the analysis, adding: “Our role is to facilitate the provision of medical service to citizens and provide appropriate treatment, which is followed up closely and there is no shortage of any of the medicines.” Malaria treatment.
The World Health Organization said that malaria is a deadly disease caused by parasites transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes, and it is a disease that can be prevented and cured.
WHO estimates that in 2020, there were 241 million cases of malaria worldwide, with the African region having the largest share of cases.
In 2020, 95% of malaria cases and 96% of malaria deaths occurred in this African region. It is estimated that children under the age of five represent 80% of all malaria deaths in the Region.
Malaria symptoms
Malaria signs and symptoms include:
– fever
– goosebumps
Headache and cough
Nausea and vomiting
Diarrhea
Abdominal, joint and muscle pain
– fatigue
– rapid breathing
– Rapid heart rate
According to the World Health Organization, the first symptoms of the disease – fever, headache and chills – usually appear within 10-15 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito, and these first symptoms may be mild and difficult to attribute to malaria.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, malaria is not contagious, meaning that it is not transmitted like a cold or influenza from an infected person to a healthy person, meaning that the disease is not transmitted as a result of sitting with or interacting with an infected person.
Read also:
The first comment from the Ministry of Health on the emergence of malaria cases among the returnees from Cameroon click here