 [ Symptoms ] can i take tumeric if i have gallstones am hoping it will work as an anti inflamatory for my osteoarthritis [ Disease ] the symptoms characteristic of malaria include flulike illness with fever chills muscle aches and headache some patients develop nausea vomiting cough and diarrhea cycles of chills fever and sweating that repeat every one two or three days are typical there can sometimes be vomiting diarrhea coughing and yellowing jaundice of the skin and whites of the eyes due to destruction of red blood cells and liver cells people with severe p falciparum malaria can develop bleeding problems shock liver or kidney failure central nervous system problems coma and can die from the infection or its complications cerebral malaria coma or altered mental status or seizures can occur with severe p falciparum infection it is lethal if not treated quickly even with treatment about 15 20 die