Malaria and Typhoid No Be One Sickness: Why You No Suppose Dey Buy Antibiotics Anyhow

You get fever, body dey pain you, you waka enter chemist. “Na malaria and typhoid,” dem go talk, then give you antimalaria plus antibiotics. Many of us don do am.

But malaria and typhoid no be one sickness. Malaria na parasite wey mosquito dey carry. Typhoid na bacteria wey dey enter body through dirty food or water. Each one get im own test and im own drug.

When you dey swallow antibiotics for every fever, the germs dey learn how to beat the drug. Na im dem dey call antimicrobial resistance. WHO estimate say for 2021 alone, about 50,500 deaths for Nigeria come directly from am.

So before you buy drug, ask for proper test. Malaria get quick test. For typhoid, ask doctor which test correct. World AMR Awareness Week go start November 18.

This article is for general information and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.