10 Symptoms of Malaria
Symptom #7: Muscular Pain
Muscular pain is another typical symptom of malaria. It may be accompanied by tingling sensations, stiffness and numbness in the hands, arms, feet and legs. When this continues without treatment, it can lead to lack of physical activity leading to physical weakness and fatigue. It is also worth to note that various muscle groups including those in the abdominal cavity and within the head may be affected.
Other symptoms related to muscular pain include headache, abdominal pain and pain all over the body. Muscular pain arises when red blood cells are destroyed by the malaria parasites such that inadequate oxygen and energy production occurs. The destroyed red blood cells also cause obstruction of the small blood vessels within the muscles 2https://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12936-016-1577-y.
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