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- What is malaria?
- Symptoms of malaria
- Causes of malaria
- Prevention of malaria
- Risk factors for malaria
- Complications of malaria
- When to see a doctor about malaria
- Diagnosis of malaria
- Conventional treatment of malaria
- Alternative/complementary treatment of malaria
- Living with malaria
- Caring for someone with malaria
Caring for someone with malaria
Partner
There are a number of strategies you can use to help a partner who has malaria:
- Allow adequate rest - it is very important for your partner to rest, in order to allow their body to heal from the malaria. Let your partner rest, sleep or lie down and provide them food, drink and medication when they require it, in order to help them recover more quickly
- Don't smoke - it is not beneficial for your partner if you smoke cigarettes, which are an irritant. If you need to smoke, do so outside and not anywhere near your partner
- Provide fluids - it is important for your partner to be drinking enough water, diluted fruit juice or herbal tea to keep the body hydrated in order to help it better fight the malaria infection, so provide fluids on a regular basis
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Friends
There are a number of strategies you can use to help a friend who has malaria:
- Don't smoke - it is not beneficial for your friend if you smoke cigarettes, which are an irritant. If you need to smoke, do so outside and not anywhere near your friend
Parents
There are a number of strategies you can use to help a child who has malaria:
- Allow adequate rest - it is very important for your child to rest, in order to allow their body to heal from the malaria. Let your child rest, sleep or lie down and provide them food, drink and medication when they require it, in order to help them recover more quickly
- Don't smoke - it is not beneficial for your child if you smoke cigarettes, which are an irritant. If you need to smoke, do so outside and not anywhere near your child
- Provide fluids - it is important for your child to be drinking enough water, diluted fruit juice or herbal tea to keep the body hydrated in order to help it better fight the malaria infection, so provide fluids on a regular basis
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< living with malaria Last reviewed: 15 January 2009 || Last updated: 6 January 2010
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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.
