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Malaria
Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human body, the parasites multiply in the liver, and then infect red blood cells.
 

Malaria Statistics
More than one million people die of malaria every year, mostly infants, young children and pregnant women and most of them in Africa.

Symptoms
Malaria is a disease which can be transmitted to people of all ages. The common first symptoms – fever, headache, chills, and vomiting – appear 10 to 15 days after a person is infected. If not treated, malaria can quickly become life-threatening by disrupting the blood supply to vital organs.

 
 
 

4 Types of parasites
There are four types of human malarial parasites – Plasmodium falciparum, P.vivax, P.malariae, and P.ovale. P.falciparum and P.vivax are the most common. P.falciparum is by far the most deadly type of malaria infection.

Malaria transmission differs in intensity and regularity depending on local factors such as rainfall patterns, proximity of mosquito breeding sites and mosquito species. Some regions have a fairly constant number of cases throughout the year – these are malaria endemic – whereas in other areas there are “malaria” seasons, usually coinciding with the rainy season.

Treatment
Key interventions to control malaria include: prompt and effective treatment with artemisinin-based combination therapies; use of insecticidal nets by people at risk; and indoor residual spraying with insecticide to control the vector mosquitoes. In many parts of the world, the parasites have developed resistance to a number of malaria medicines.

 
 
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