healthydailymail.com It usually takes between seven and 30 days for the symptoms of malaria to develop but it can take longer. This is called the incubation period. It’s more likely to take longer if you’re infected with one of the less severe types of malaria. It may take up to a year before you have any symptoms. The incubation period can also vary depending on whether or not you have taken any medicines to prevent malaria. You can still catch malaria even if you have taken antimalarial medicines correctly.
The first symptoms of malaria are similar to those of flu. You may have:
- a fever
- a headache
- aching muscles
- a tummy ache, diarrhoea and vomiting – especially in children
- a lack of energy
- loss of appetite
- a cough
It’s rare but some people have malaria attacks that happen every two or three days and last between six and 10 hours. These have three stages: feeling cold and shivering; fever and headaches; sweating and tiredness.
If you have an illness with a fever and have travelled to a region with malaria within the last year, visit a doctor. Always tell him or her where you have travelled. The symptoms of malaria can get worse very quickly and therefore it’s important to get immediate treatment.
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