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Is malaria deadly or is there a cure for it?

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Dr. Joel Gallant answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

There's a cure: Malaria can be deadly if not treated promptly, but the medications are highly effective and eliminate the parasites completely, .

Answered 4/9/2013

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Malaria can cause: death. Plasmodium falciparum is the most lethal form of malaria. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an African child dies from malaria every minute. Risks of death are higher in people w/ AIDS, young children, pregnant women & their fetuses & in people from non-endemic areas. See: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs094/en/ ** Prompt use of antimalarial med is needed.

Answered 10/16/2014

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