malaria questions

318 questions tagged malaria.

Meena Devi Meena Devi 8 months ago
How to detect malaria?

My son has been having a high fever and body ache for a couple of days now, and it's monsoon season. How do I know if it's just...

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Rahul Dixit Rahul Dixit 7 months ago
Is there a cure for malaria?

During monsoon season, malaria cases are always high here, and it makes me think about prevention and treatment. I was wonderin...

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Sarita Das Sarita Das 6 months ago
Is malaria airborne?

We have a lot of mosquitoes here, but my grandmother was saying that sometimes diseases can just float in the air. I was wonder...

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Manish Sharma Manish Sharma 6 months ago
Is malaria spreadable?

There's a lot of fear around during monsoon about diseases like dengue and malaria. My wife is always worried about kids gettin...

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Fatima Bi Fatima Bi 8 months ago
Does malaria go away?

My cousin recently got diagnosed with malaria, and we're all very worried. I heard some people saying it just goes away on its ...

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Neha Sharma Neha Sharma 5 months ago
Why is malaria not in the usa?

My cousin just returned from the US and mentioned that malaria isn't really a concern there. It made me curious, as we still fa...

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Sanjay Kapoor Sanjay Kapoor 7 months ago
How much are malaria pills?

I'm planning a trip to a malaria-prone area soon and want to take preventive measures. How much do malaria pills usually cost i...

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Sandhya Devi Sandhya Devi 5 months ago
How does one get malaria?

Monsoon season is about to start here, and we always hear about rising malaria cases around this time. I take precautions, but ...

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Sarita Rao Sarita Rao 8 months ago
Is malaria a fungus?

We were having a discussion in my hostel about different kinds of germs that cause sickness. Someone mentioned malaria. Is mala...

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Vikram Chatterjee Vikram Chatterjee 10 months ago
Why is malaria so deadly?

I remember a few years ago, a neighbor got malaria and it became very serious, very fast. It seemed quite dangerous. What makes...

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