A member asked:

I have fever for the past 3 days.i feel fine during the day but it gets terrible during the night.i am worried is that malaria?

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Dr. Peter Ihle answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

?: Malaria can give fevers daily or eod or even 4 days in between. Tb also causes nite sweats and others, both r easy 2 DX & treat early so u need 2 b cn & have a physical, a TB test unless u r already positive. Also blood drawn during a febrile episode can show the malaria spirocetes. Get evauated & tested. C ur pcp or an infectious disease specialist.

Answered 7/20/2018

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