Question

Write about the malarial fever, its causes, symptoms, control and prevention.

Answer 1

Malarial Fever is commonly called Malaria, a protozoan disease caused by various malarial parasites. One such common species is plasmodium vivax.

Symptoms of Malaria : Feeling of headache, muscular pain, less apetite alongwith chilliness, and Fever.

Control of Malaria : Use of antimalarial drug Quinine, extracted from the bark of cinchona tree. Some other drugs are Paludrine, Camoquin etc.

Prevention of Infection : Use of mosquito-nets, antirepellant oils/ creams to avoid mosquito bite.

Rearing of Larvicidal fishes like Gambusia, Insectivorous plants like utriculatria in surrounding water of Houses.