Malaria Tests
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| Malaria Tests : What are malaria tests? Malaria is a serious disease caused by a parasite. Malaria parasites are tiny single-celled life forms. They live and reproduce in the red blood cells of humans. This destroys the red blood cells, which makes you sick. In most cases, people get malaria when they are bitten by mosquitos that are infected with the parasite. At first, malaria symptoms may be much like the flu. In certain cases, the disease can become life-threatening if it isn't treated quickly. But medicines can usually cure malaria. Malaria tests look for signs of a malaria infection in a sample of your blood. The tests can diagnose malaria early so the disease can be cured before it causes serious illness. Malaria testing is used if you have symptoms of malaria and you have recently been in parts of the world where malaria is common. Malaria is rare in the United States. It's mostly found in warm, humid parts of the world. The highest number of cases are in parts of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. In the U.S., most cases are in people who have traveled in tropical and subtropical areas where mosquitos spread a lot of disease. In rare cases, malaria is spread through contact with the blood of an infected person. This may happen during blood transfusions, organ transplantations, or sharing needles and other items used to inject drugs. If you're pregnant when you have malaria, it's possible to give it to your unborn baby. But malaria isn't catchy like a cold or flu. And it can't be spread through sex or being near someone who has malaria. Other names: malaria blood smear, malaria rapid diagnostic test, malaria by PCR | |
| Review Date: 05/07/2023 | Updated By: |