What is malaria?

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by the parasite Plasmodium protozoa and transmitted by mosquitos. Common symptoms include fever, chills, vomiting, diarrhea and jaundice. The disease can be lethal if left untreated.

How do members experience malaria?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with malaria*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for malaria*

Who has malaria on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 9
30s 11
40s 7
50s 4
60s 4
70+ 5

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 30
Female 9

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What is malaria?

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by the parasite Plasmodium protozoa and transmitted by mosquitos. Common symptoms include fever, chills, vomiting, diarrhea and jaundice. The disease can be lethal if left untreated.



Common symptoms reported by people with malaria

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for malaria

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Compare treatments taken by people with malaria

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have malaria through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with malaria? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has malaria on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 26 say malaria is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 9
30s 11
40s 7
50s 4
60s 4
70+ 5

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 30
Female 9

These charts show data from malaria patients who have completed their condition history
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