ASK A DOCTOR: WHAT HAPPEN MALARIA REMAIN UNTREATED?

Expert opinion from Mohan P. Abraham

M.D., FAAFP (Family Physician) · 40 years of experience · USA

Malaria can result in anemia and jaundice (yellow skin and eyes) as a result of the loss of red blood cells. If the infection is not treated promptly, it can become severe, resulting in kidney failure, seizures, mental confusion, coma, and death.

Expert opinion from Daniel A. Foster

DO, MPH · 16 years of experience · USA

Due to the loss of red blood cells, malaria can cause anemia and jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes). If the infection is not treated quickly, it can lead to kidney failure, seizures, confusion, coma, and death.

Expert opinion from Ilya Aleksandrovskiy

M.D., MBA · 5 years of experience · USA

If malaria remain untreated it may cause anaemia and jaundice. It can also damage the kidneys or liver cause the spleen to rupture.

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