Malaria Information

Facts about Malaria

Malaria is a very common illness in many parts of the world, spread by mosquitoes that bite from dusk to dawn. It can be a serious and sometimes fatal illness if not acted upon quickly.

Seek urgent medical attention if you have any malaria symptoms

If you have any of the following malaria symptoms seven or more days after arriving in a malaria risk area or within a year of your return seek urgent medical attention and make sure the doctor is aware that you have visited a risk area for malaria:

• Fever 38°C or above
• Flu-like symptoms
• Headache
• Diarrhoea
• Sweating and Shivers

Travellers with the symptoms described above who have returned from a malaria risk area may walk in to the Travel Clinic at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine 08:30-4:30 pm Monday to Friday for emergency tests and treatment (if necessary). This is an emergency NHS service and is free. Outside of these hours seek immediate medical attention from your own GP or go to the nearest Accident and Emergency Department.

No anti-malarial tablet is 100% effective. When it comes to malaria prevention it is also important to use good anti-bite measures. See the 'Malaria, Mosquitoes and other insect bites leaflet' on the Patient Information page.

Drive against Malaria

The Travel Clinic at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine stocks Tropicaire Care Plus® Mosquito nets. With every Care Plus net sold, Care Plus donates a locally made impregnated mosquito net to a family affected by malaria in Africa. The nets are distributed through local aid organisations.

So when you buy vaccines and malaria tablets here, you are not only supporting the work of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, you can also give a family in Africa a mosquito net, if you purchase a Care Plus net from us.

For more information on this project please go to: www.careplus.nl
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