By Lydia Ngwakwe
Dr Tochukwu Egwuonwu, a General medical practitioner with Samaria Hospital, Ago-Lagos, on Tuesday advised people to stop the belief that “when a child comes down with frequent malaria, it is a spiritual attack.”
She told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that malaria was a protozoan infection caused by an organism called Plasmodium.
According to her, the specie that affects people the most, especially in Africa, is the Plasmodium falciparum he described as the culprit for severe malaria.
“Having malaria is scientific; you can explain it. It is only left for us to reduce the attack.
“First, if your child has a fever, always go to the hospital or at least, visit the laboratory and be sure it is malaria that is wrong with the child.
“This is because sometimes, it might just be something else.Ensure your children sleep inside an insecticide treated net.
“Also, try and get a net to cover your doors and windows…
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