Communicable Diseases

Guidelines in Management of Severe (Complicated) Malaria

Clinical Characteristics and Complications Severe malaria is clinically characterized by confusion or drowsiness with extreme weakness (prostration). Complications that may develop due to P. falciparum infection include In children, febrile convulsions, repeated vomiting, and dehydration are common if the temperature is high, regardless of the cause. Therefore, these specific symptoms are not necessarily indicative of […]