Fell sick twice. Malaria always present. This explains a lot. I was telling my cousin how you're not Nigerian if you haven't treated Malaria. Hehe! Uncertified Certificate. 

It's safe to treat malaria even when you haven't been tested. As you said, majority of people in Nigeria have the malaria parasite in their blood almost all the time whether symptomatic or not. 
When anyone who lives in malaria endemic region presents with any sickness, it's safe to treat malaria alongside whatever it is that is wrong with the person because other sickness or even stress reduces ones immunity which allow the already present malaria to further proliferate and cause more damage. 
Most often than not, getting a test result in our environment could be a challenge, then we can say it's safe to commence antimalarial to avoid the individual coming down with malaria complications like;
1. Cerebral malaria which can result in coma.
2. Febrile convulsion
3. Acute Kidney injury
4. Hypoglycemic coma
5. Anaemia and anaemic heart Failure
6. Jaundice or Hyperbilirubinemia
7. Hyperparasitaemia
8. Prostration (complete loss of strength)
The list goes on and on. Complications are more common among children especially under-5 and pregnant women, however they can occur in a normal adult mostly when there is a delay in treatment.

It's therefore safe to commence antimalarial early when you have the symptoms. As a matter of fact any foreigner coming to Nigeria should take prophylaxis against malaria because they lack the partial immunity against malaria just like in children, risk of complication is high.

I believe this answers your question.
Thank you.

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My own problem with malaria is the mosquitoes that carries it, can they not be completely eradicated? Because malaria has been Africa’s problem for too long and its hightime something is done about it instead of us to just settled and be ok with it🥺🥺

One should be fine as long as there level of the parasite in the blood is not significant. The problem starts when the parasites population suddenly increases beyond a threshold level that begins to elicit symptoms.

The good new is that malaria vaccine is now a thing. 

Well, I am one of those who recently had malaria tabs. My dosage finished yesterday, I still have a few of the typhoid tablets left. That reminds me I have to go take my pills... Hehehehe.

Well since you say we are a bit immune to the parasites, i guess, we get it wrong Everytime we take malaria drugs when we are down with a fever. We ought to see the doctor and get tested first so we don't abuse drugs. 

Interesting! I didn't know we could get immunity to malaria. Thanks for sharing this.

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Interesting article. 

I have my fair share of malaria too. But I do seldom get malaria at one point. It was insane then. Cos when I was in school, everybody had a mosquito net but I'm claustrophobic and sweat a ton so I don't use a net but I almost never get malaria.

But all of a sudden recently, I've had malaria attack more than 4 times in a span of 5 months. It baffles me sometimes.