09/08/2024
🚫🚫MALARIA IN PREGNANCY🚫🚫
MALARIA is an acute febrile illness caused by plasmodium parasite which are spread to people through the bites of infected female anopheles mosquitoes.
Malaria infection during pregnancy can have adverse effects on both mother and foetus.
Signs and symptoms include:
🔴 Chills
🔴 Headache
🔴 Malaise
🔴 Myalgia
🔴 Fatigue
🔴 Nausea and vomiting
🔴 Back pain
🔴 Dizziness.
Outcome of MALARIA IN PREGNANCY
MOTHER
✍️ Anemia
✍️ Cerebral malaria
✍️Severe malaria
✍️ Maternal death
✍️ Recurrent or new plasmodium infection
✍️ Pulmonary oedema
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FOETAL OUTCOME
✍️Still birth
✍️Pre term delivery
✍️ Low birth weight( less than 2500g)
✍️ Congenital malaria
✍️ Neonatal morality
✍️ Congenital morality
✍️ Anemia
Poor developmental and behavioral outcome
✍️ Abortion
✍️ Intrauterine growth retardation
📍📍Keep yourself Safe and treat malaria before pregnancy. We Got the best treatment📍📍
By C.D