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What are the symptoms of malaria and which parasite causes this disease and is this a epidemic disease.
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Malaria is caused by a parasite called plasmodium vivax. It is transmitted by female anopheles mosquito. This is not an epidemic disease) symptoms of malaria 1. Intermittent high fever with chills 2. Profuse sweating 3. Headache, fatigue 4. Nausea, vomiting 5. Diarrhea 6. Anemia 7. Enlarged spleen 1. Take anti mosquito measures like use of mosquito net, mosquito repellent, 2. Spraying of insecticides in surrounding and keep it free from vegetation, 3. Wearing full sleeve shirts in the evening, 4. Discarding empty containers for collection of water and promoting mosquito breeding.
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