Symptoms Of Malaria


Travelers who experience a fever or flu-like illness during their trip or within 1 year after returning home should immediately seek professional medical care.

Inform your healthcare provider if you have been traveling in a malaria-risk area.

For most people, symptoms begin 10 days to 4 weeks after being bitten by a malaria-infected mosquito.

Malaria often produces flu-like symptoms including:

  • fever
  • shaking chills
  • headache
  • muscle aches
  • tiredness

Travelers may also experience nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, anemia and jaundice. If not treated promptly, certain species of malaria parasites may also cause kidney failure, seizures, mental confusion, coma and death.






Learn more about malaria prevention.


 

Important Information

There are four types of malaria. MALARONE is approved for the treatment and prevention of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in adults and children weighing at least 25 lbs.

In studies conducted for the prevention of malaria in adults, the most common side effects possibly attributed to MALARONE versus placebo were headache (5% vs. 7%) and abdominal pain (3% vs. 5%), in pediatric patients, headache (14% vs. 14%), abdominal pain (31% vs. 29%), and vomiting (7% vs. 6%).

MALARONE is not for everyone. You should not take MALARONE if you have severe kidney disease or are allergic to MALARONE or any of its components. If you are pregnant, consult your physician about the risks and benefits of using MALARONE. Rare cases of anaphylaxis following treatment with atovaquone/proguanil (MALARONE) have been reported.