Creeperian Malaria
Creeperian Malaria | |
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Creeperian Malaria parasite connecting to a red blood cell. | |
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Specialty | Infectious disease |
Symptoms | Fever, nausea, vomiting, headache, coughing, sweating, tiredness, shaking chills, abdominal pain, diarrhea, anemia, muscle pain, yellow skin, convulsions, bloody stools |
Complications | Seizures, coma, death |
Usual onset | 1–5 days post exposure |
Duration | 10–24 days |
Causes | Plasmodium malariae spread by mosquitos |
Diagnostic method | Examination of the blood, antigen detection tests |
Prevention | Mosquito nets, insect repellent, mosquito control |
Treatment | Mosquito control, medications |
Medication | Antimalarial medication |
Frequency | 15 million per year (2017) |
Deaths | 110,000 per year (2017) |
Creeperian Malaria (Creeperian Spanish – Creeperian: Մալարիա Ծրեեպերիանո; Creeperian Spanish – Iberic: Malaria Creeperiano) is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. The Creeperian strain of malaria is considered to be the most severe strain, including usual malarial symptoms such as fever, nausea, vomiting, headache, coughing, sweating, and tiredness, but also may include shaking chills, abdominal pain, diarrhea, anemia, muscle pain, and in extreme cases, yellowing of skin, convulsions, bloody stools, seizures, coma, and death. Symptoms usually begin 1 to 5 days after initial exposure by being bitten by an infected mosquito, and symptoms can last from up to 10 to 24 days. Those who survive an infection of Creeperian Malaria, if they contract it again, usually experience symptoms which are are much more mild than the initial exposure, however, this partial resistance disappears over months to years if the person has no continuing exposure to Creeperian Malaria.
Creeperian Malaria is caused by single-celled microorganisms of the Plasmodium group. The disease is most commonly spread by an infected female Aedes creeperiacae mosquito. The mosquito bite introduces the parasites from the mosquito's saliva into a person's blood and the parasites travel to the liver where they mature and reproduce. The most common species of Plasmodium which causes Creeperian Malaria is Plasmodium creeperiacae.
The risk of infection can be entirely eliminated by preventing mosquito bites through the use of mosquito nets and insect repellants. Other methods include spraying insecticides and draining standing water, where mosquitos reproduce and lay their eggs. Several medications are also available to prevent and treat Creeperian Malaria, and travelers to Creeperopolis are advised to take such medication to prevent infection. No vaccine exists to entirely prevent Creeperian Malaria, however, efforts to develop a vaccine are ongoing.
The disease is very common in Creeperopolis, the namesake of the disease as it originated in southern Creeperopolis. In 2017, there were 15 million cases of Creeperian Malaria reported worldwide, resulting in 110,000 deaths, contributing to a mortality rate of less than one percent, however, it still remains the deadliest strain of malaria. Creeperian Malaria has been commonly associated with poverty and has a major negative effect on economic development, especially in southern Creeperopolis.
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Signs and symptoms
The signs and symptoms of Creeperian Malaria usually manifest 1 to 5 days after infection, depending on if the infected person was taking any anti-malarial medication at the time of infection. Initial signs manifest and appear to be flu-like symptoms such as fever, headache, coughing, and tiredness, but overtime, more, non-flu-like symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, sweating, shaking chills, abdominal pain, diarrhea, anemia, and muscle pain may manifest. In extreme cases of infection, yellowing of skin, convulsions, and bloody stools may also manifest.