what are symptoms to having malaria?
The initial symptoms of malaria are flu-like and include: 1  a high temperature (fever) 2  headache. 3  sweats. 4  chills. 5  vomiting.
However, the absence of fever in an ill person does not exclude the diagnosis of malaria. Other symptoms of benign malaria may include: Headaches, muscle pains, tummy (abdominal) pains, cough, feeling more tired than usual and feeling generally unwell. Children are more tired and can have runny stools (diarrhoea) and/or sickness (vomiting).