Covid-19 symptoms: How to tell di difference between Malaria and Coronavirus

17 January 2021

Nigeria Ministry of Health don begin dey alert di kontri citizens about di difference between Covid-19 and Malaria.

Di Health Ministry post for dia social media handle to educate Nigerians say Covid-19 no be Malaria and both disease dey cause by different organism plus get different mode of transmission.

Dis na as di number of coronavirus cases inside di kontri dey increase more - as di Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) record 1, 598 new cases yesterday making di total number of Covid-19 cases to climb to 108,943.

Even though Covid-19 dey worry, di kontri still dey battle with Malaria wey di symptoms dey also like coronavirus.

Difference between Covid -19 and Malaria

According to Nigeria Ministry of health, Covid - 19 and Malaria na two different diseases wey dey share similar symptoms like fever, headache and fatigue.

E dey take 2-14 days for Covid-19 symptoms to appear, while dat of Malaria dey appear within 10-15 days.

Malaria na parasitic infection spread by Anopheles mosquitoes and humans dey get am if di infected mosquito bites dem, while Covid-19 dey spread by respiratory droplets wey we breathe in through our nose or our mouth.

Malaria fevers dey cyclical, dat one mean say e dey happun at predictable times based on which strain of malaria pesin catch but fevers wey Covid-19 cause no dey occur in cycles.

Symptoms of Malaria

According to Mayo Clinic, malaria infection get di following signs and symptoms:

Fever
Chills
Headache
Nausea and vomiting
Muscle pain and fatigue

Other signs and symptoms fit include:

Sweating
Chest or abdominal pain
Cough

Symptoms of Covid-19

According to di Centre for Disease Control (CDC) Pipo, Covid-19 get wide range of symptoms wey dem don report-ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness;

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Fever or chills
Cough
Fatigue (Tiredness)

Mayo Clinic add say early symptoms of Covid-19 fit include loss of taste or smell. Den di CDC and Mayo Clinic continue to list oda symptoms wey include;