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What are the possible ways to diagnose malaria?
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Fevers; blood tests: Malaria symptoms show up a week to a few months after being infected by a mosquito bite. Fevers, fatigue, swelling of the spleen, etc... Usually occur. With medical treatment, the symptoms should go away in a couple of weeks. However, without treatment, and depending on the strain of malaria parasite, an infected person can have symptoms for a few years, up to a few decades.
Answered 12/9/2013
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Blood smear: The commonest way to diagnose malaria is by examining the blood smear. Blood could also be tested for malarial DNA.
Answered 7/25/2018
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