Dalili za malaria

Malaria husababishwa na vimelea vinavyoenezwa na mbu. Dalili kwa kawaida huanza siku 10 hadi 15 baada ya kuumwa na mbu mwenye vimelea.

Homa
Kutetemeka na kuhisi baridi
Kutokwa na jasho jingi
Maumivu ya kichwa
Maumivu ya misuli na viungo
Uchovu mwingi
Kichefuchefu, kutapika au kuharisha

Dalili za mwanzo zinaweza kuwa hafifu na kufanana na homa nyingine, kwa hiyo kipimo cha damu ni muhimu. Watoto chini ya miaka 5 na wajawazito wako katika hatari kubwa zaidi.

Nenda hospitali mara moja ukiona:

Kuchanganyikiwa, kusinzia sana au kupoteza fahamu
Degedege (kifafa cha ghafla)
Kupumua kwa shida
Kushindwa kunywa, kula au kunyonya (kwa watoto)
Mkojo mweusi au wa rangi ya chai, au macho na ngozi kuwa njano
Kutokwa na damu isiyo ya kawaida

Nini cha kufanya

Pima malaria (kipimo cha haraka au darubini) katika kituo cha afya kabla ya kutumia dawa.
Ukipewa dawa, maliza dozi yote hata ukijisikia vizuri.
Lala ndani ya chandarua kilichotiwa dawa.
Ukipata homa wiki chache baada ya kusafiri eneo lenye malaria, mweleze mhudumu wa afya.

Mwongozo huu ni wa elimu tu, si utambuzi wa ugonjwa.

Malaria symptoms

Malaria is caused by parasites spread by mosquitoes. Symptoms usually start 10 to 15 days after a bite from an infected mosquito.

Fever
Shivering and chills
Heavy sweating
Headache
Muscle and joint pain
Extreme tiredness
Nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea

Early symptoms can be mild and look like other fevers, so a blood test matters. Children under 5 and pregnant women are at highest risk.

Go to hospital immediately if you have:

Confusion, extreme sleepiness or passing out
Convulsions (fits)
Difficulty breathing
Unable to drink, eat or breastfeed (in children)
Dark or tea-coloured urine, or yellow eyes and skin
Unusual bleeding

What to do

Get tested (rapid test or microscope) at a health facility before taking medicine.
If you're given medicine, finish the full course even if you feel better.
Sleep under an insecticide-treated net.
If you get a fever a few weeks after travelling to a malaria area, tell your health worker.

This guide is for education only and is not a diagnosis.

Vyanzo / Sources

Imekaguliwa / Reviewed: 2026-10-20

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