Malaria
WHO describes malaria as a life-threatening disease spread by some mosquitoes. Symptoms can include fever, chills, headache, tiredness, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea.
Quick answer
Typhoid fever and malaria are different illnesses with different causes and treatments. Fever, headache, weakness, stomach symptoms, and body pain can overlap, so self-diagnosis is risky.
Typhoid fever
Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection usually linked to contaminated food or water. Symptoms can include fever, weakness, stomach pain, headache, diarrhoea or constipation.
When to seek care
- Fever that lasts, worsens, or returns.
- Confusion, severe weakness, dehydration, persistent vomiting, or breathing difficulty.
- Pregnancy, young children, older adults, or chronic illness.
Related: Malaria symptoms, Lassa fever vs malaria, Cholera prevention.
Sources
WHO malaria, CDC malaria symptoms, and CDC typhoid symptoms.