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    Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by plasmodium parasites and transmitted through mosquito bites. Symptoms include fever, chills, headache, nausea and fatigue. If untreated, malaria can progress to severe illness or death. The Philippines Department of Health aims to eliminate malaria through diagnosis and treatment programs, and as of 2018 only 7 provinces remained with local transmission, primarily Palawan. People experiencing malaria symptoms after travel to affected regions should see a doctor.

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    Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by plasmodium parasites and transmitted through mosquito bites. Symptoms include fever, chills, headache, nausea and fatigue. If untreated, malaria can progress to severe illness or death. The Philippines Department of Health aims to eliminate malaria through diagnosis and treatment programs, and as of 2018 only 7 provinces remained with local transmission, primarily Palawan. People experiencing malaria symptoms after travel to affected regions should see a doctor.

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    Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by plasmodium parasites and transmitted through mosquito bites. Symptoms include fever, chills, headache, nausea and fatigue. If untreated, malaria can progress to severe illness or death. The Philippines Department of Health aims to eliminate malaria through diagnosis and treatment programs, and as of 2018 only 7 provinces remained with local transmission, primarily Palawan. People experiencing malaria symptoms after travel to affected regions should see a doctor.

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    Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by plasmodium parasites and transmitted through mosquito bites. Symptoms include fever, chills, headache, nausea and fatigue. If untreated, malaria can progress to severe illness or death. The Philippines Department of Health aims to eliminate malaria through diagnosis and treatment programs, and as of 2018 only 7 provinces remained with local transmission, primarily Palawan. People experiencing malaria symptoms after travel to affected regions should see a doctor.

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    C O M M U NI T Y H E AL T H NU RS IN G

    MALARIA
    BALLARES AND ETOR
    WHAT IS MALARIA?

    Life-threatening disease
    caused by plasmodium
    parasites
    Transmitted by anopheles
    mosquito or through blood
    transfusion and sharing of
    contaminated needles
    If untreated, may progress to
    severe illness and possibly
    death
    DOH PROGRAMS

    National Malaria Control and Elimination


    Program
    Malaria cases and deaths has been reduced
    significantly
    Aims to eliminate malaria adopting a health
    system focused approach
    To achieve universal coverage with quality-
    assured malaria diagnosis and treatment
    To strengthen governance and human
    resources
    To maintain the financial support needed
    To ensure timely accurate information
    management
    As of September 2018,

    ONLY 7 PROVINCES REMAIN WITH LOCAL TRANSMISSION OF


    THE DISEASE. ONE OF THESE PROVINCES IS PALAWAN, WHICH
    HOLDS MORE THAN 90% OF THE COUNTRY’S MALARIA CASES.

    Department of Health
    SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

    Fever Some people who have malaria


    Chills experiences cycles of malaria "attacks"
    Headache An attack usually starts with shivering and
    Nausea and vomiting chills, followed by a high fever, followed by
    Muscle pain and fatigue sweating and a return to normal
    temperature
    Sweating
    Symptoms usually appear 10-15 days after
    Chest or abdominal pain
    the infective mosquito bite, However, some
    Cough
    types of malaria parasites can lie dormant
    in your body for up to a year
    WHEN TO SEE A DOCTOR?

    Talk to your doctor if you experience a fever while


    living in or after traveling to a high-risk malaria
    region. The parasites that cause malaria can lie
    dormant in your body for up to a year. If you have
    severe symptoms, seek emergency medical
    attention.
    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    (n.d.). Fact sheet about Malaria. Retrieved from


    https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/malaria

    (2018, December 13). Malaria. Retrieved from


    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/malaria/symptoms-causes/syc-20351184

    (n.d.). Malaria Control Program: Department of Health website. Retrieved from


    https://www.doh.gov.ph/malaria-control-program

    (n.d.). Philippines General Health Risks: Malaria. Retrieved from


    https://www.iamat.org/country/philippines/risk/malaria

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