Malaria Parasite Test - Book at Low Cost

Malaria is a contagious infectious disease that is caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium. It is spread via the bite of an infected mosquito. P. falciparum is one of the species that can cause malaria in humans. Vivax, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium ovale, and Plasmodium falciparum are all parasites. 

The malaria parasite test is a blood smear test. It is performed to determine whether malarial parasites are present in the blood or not. It helps the doctor in determining the type and quantity of malaria parasite you have in your blood.

Why is Malaria parasite test done? 

• To determine whether the malarial parasite is present in your blood or not. 
• To monitor the progress of treatment. Once you started improving, the doctor may recommend a follow-up test to ensure that the medicine is working correctly.
• If you have any of the signs or symptoms of malaria, such as a fever with shaking chills, shivering, headaches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, profuse perspiration etc.

Procedure for malaria parasite test

The technician will extract blood from an arm vein. Then a blood smear slide is examined under a microscope to determine whether it contains the malarial parasite or not. It is possible to get malaria if you have a positive test result. Still, a negative test result shows that you do not have a malarial parasite.

How does one prepare for the test? 

No preparation is needed.

Required documents for malaria parasite test

• Doctor prescription
• A valid government ID

After Care

No particular type of care is required.

Cost of malaria parasite test in Delhi

The malaria parasite test cost varies by region and facility. It usually ranges from INR 100 to INR 1000.

GDIC (Ganesh Diagnostic and Imaging Centre) is the best diagnostic centre for malaria parasite tests in Delhi. We provide you with the facility to get a malaria parasite test at any of our centres i.e Rohini, Derawal Nagar, Mangol puri, Nangloi, Hari Nagar, Budh Vihar, and Yamuna Vihar.

We provide the facility of free home sample collection to make it easy for you to get your tests done even in your busy schedule. So, if you have any queries regarding the cost of the malaria parasite test, to schedule your appointment 24*7, just give us a call to talk to our experts.