{"id":87951,"date":"2015-04-25T19:31:08","date_gmt":"2015-04-25T17:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/87951\/four-ways-you-can-protect-yourself-from-malaria\/"},"modified":"2015-04-25T19:31:08","modified_gmt":"2015-04-25T17:31:08","slug":"four-ways-you-can-protect-yourself-from-malaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/2015\/04\/25\/four-ways-you-can-protect-yourself-from-malaria\/","title":{"rendered":"Four ways you can protect yourself from Malaria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Expects explain malaria as a disease caused by a parasite, called Plasmodium, which is transmitted to people by the female Anopheles mosquito.<\/p>\n<p>The parasites multiply rapidly in the liver and red blood cells of the infected person.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>It is vital for people to take medication prior to visiting a high-risk area to reduce chances of being infected.<\/p>\n<p>In South Africa, malaria is endemic in parts of north eastern KwaZulu-Natal, parts of Mpumalanga and Limpopo.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Although Gauteng areas are not affected, it is important for the public to keep in mind when travelling to those provinces.<\/p>\n<p>High-risk African countries include the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Mozambique, Angola, Kenya and Malawi.<\/p>\n<p>People who are at a higher risk of being infected by malaria include young children as well as pregnant women and people from non-endemic areas.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #b30000\"><strong>Malaria can be avoided by doing the following<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Wear long-sleeved clothing and long pants especially at dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active.<\/li>\n<li>Use insect repellents that are available in the form of lotion and spray for example.<\/li>\n<li>Close doors and windows between dusk and dawn.<\/li>\n<li>Use a mosquito net.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Symptoms present one to two weeks after a person is infected.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms may include fever, headaches, chills, joint pain, dizziness and vomiting.<\/p>\n<p>If you experience some or all of these symptoms, visit a doctor immediately. Medication must be completed to prevent further complications or death.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='06286ef31724d911b362cefde6fdbf0f'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With focus on malaria awareness during the month of April, the public is urged to take precautions against the life-threatening disease when travelling to a high-risk area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":87952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3686],"tags":[1250,7236,1342,5736,7237,7238],"class_list":["post-87951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle-news","tag-africa","tag-disease","tag-health","tag-malaria","tag-malaria-day","tag-mosquito"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"Entertainment"},"tag_labels":["Africa","disease","health","malaria","malaria day","mosquito"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}