Malaria Tests

When a mosquito with malaria bites you, a parasite gets into your blood and destroys oxygen-carrying red blood cells. You’ll usually feel sick within days or weeks. But some parasites can live in your body for a year without problems. The first symptoms of malaria often look like the flu or a virus. Because of this, you may not get help right away. But a delay in treatment can lead to death. Early tests give you the best shot at recovery.

Clinihealth malaria tests give you confidence and reliability at point of care Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that commonly infects a certain type of mosquito which feeds on humans. Symptoms include being very sick with high fevers, shaking chills, and flu symptoms.

4 kinds of malaria parasites infect humans:  P. falciparum is the type of malaria that is most likely to result in severe infections and if not promptly treated, may lead to death. Although malaria can be a deadly disease, illness and death from malaria can usually be prevented.

Testing regularly with malaria rapid tests will assist in early detection and treatment and ultimately life saving Globally, the World Health Organization estimates that in 2016, 216 million clinical cases of malaria occurred, and 445,000 people died of malaria, most of them children in Africa. Because malaria causes so much illness and death, the disease is a great drain on many national economies. Since many countries with malaria are already among the poorer nations, the disease maintains a vicious cycle of disease and poverty. If you are travelling to or have travelled to any malaria riak areas and feel any symptoms - best to test early.