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Could The Recurring Malaria Be Due To Infection?

Am a Student nurse and i got prickled with a needle which at that tine i thought was used in drawing medicine so i didnt take any notice but after 3 months i had Malaria and got really tired and that was when i came to My mind that i might be exposed.i Know l have to get tested but am really scared.i dont really remember what happened after the prick but i recall Is i had sore throat then 3 months after i got really tired after getting Malaria for 4 days but went to the hospital and was given infusion, got better but 4 months after exposure got nauseous and vomitted , had diarrhoea for a day , went to the Hospital got treated for Malaria again.am i infected??,,
posted on Sat, 26 Jul 2014
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

Malaria is typically transmitted from a bite by an infected mosquito.

Rarely it is spread by contact with contaminated blood and from mother to child just before or during delivery.
If the needle that you were stuck with was also used to draw blood from an individual who was infected with malaria then it is possible you were infected.

The treatment would be the same.

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Could The Recurring Malaria Be Due To Infection?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic Malaria is typically transmitted from a bite by an infected mosquito. Rarely it is spread by contact with contaminated blood and from mother to child just before or during delivery. If the needle that you were stuck with was also used to draw blood from an individual who was infected with malaria then it is possible you were infected. The treatment would be the same. I hope this helps