delirium<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nDelirium is a condition where the patient loses contact with the outside world, and even though they may remain conscious, they are unaware of their surroundings and are unable to communicate with caregivers. As a result, the patient loses the ability to tell the caregiver what they are experiencing physiologically and mentally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Delirium may come and go depending on the fever, and patients may find that they slip in and out of delirium until the fever breaks. During this stage, it’s vital the caregivers keep the patient hydrated, but they may find it hard to get them to drink water in the grips of delirium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a result, it’s best to admit the patient to the hospital where they can rehydrate using IV fluids, under the supervision of a qualified medical professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n13. Coma<\/h3>\n\n\n\n The most severe symptom involved with malaria infection are seizures that occur as a result of dehydration. In a dehydrated state, the body runs low in essential minerals and electrolytes that maintain the central nervous system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a result of a loss of electrolytes and essential minerals, coupled with dehydration, the patient may experience the onset of delirium, which may progress to seizure. In some cases, patients that receive seizure symptoms will recover after rehydrating. However, in some cases of malaria involving strains that affect the brain, such as cerebral malaria, the patient may not recover from the seizure, and instead, they slip into a coma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cerebral malaria is one of the deadlier strains of the disease, and survival rates are low, especially in those patients that do not serve immediate treatment for the condition. Once the patient enters a Comatose<\/a> state, the consciousness experiences impairment, and brain activity begins to slow. Patients that reach this stage of the disease have a meager survival rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n