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Does South Africa suffer of malaria?
Yes, 3.73 million on average have malaria. Any country where mosquitos with the malaria virus are, you get malaria.
How many people suffer from malaria and what are its symptoms?
300-350 million suffer every year
Can you suffer again from malaria in future?
Yes. Once it's in there it can always reappear.
What does Papua New Guinea suffer from?
There could be many possibilities. Most likely malaria.
How many countries have malaria?
About 20 million people suffer from malaria annually, worldwide.
How easily can malaria spread?
very, Well over 300 million people around the world suffer from Malaria and in Africa, someone is bitten every second by a mosquito infected with Malaria. (:
What disease do the Africans suffer from?
Malaria is one of the most common diseases suffered from in Africa.You forgot HIV/AIDS and Black Death
What mosquito-borne illness did many suffer in New Guinea?
Malaria was the most common mosquito-borne illness in New Guinea.
How Does Malaria affect People?
Malaria can affect people in many ways. The symptoms are flu-like symptoms, fever chills, muscle aches, headaches, nausea, cough, vomiting, diarrhea, sweating, and, jaundice. If you have a more severe case the symptoms above can become more severe, internal bleeding, shock kidney and liver failure, nervous system problems, and a coma. It is fatal if not treated quickly.Even with treatment, about 15%-20% die of Malaria. Malaria is a parasite carried by mosquitoes. Plasmodium falciparum is the parasite that can wreck havoc on your body. 2 million deaths are malaria-caused each year and most of these "incidences" are in Africa. :D
What the treatment for malaria?
The treatment for malaria depends with the type of malaria. There are two types of malaria: mild malaria and severe malaria. The severe malaria requires intravenous (IV) drug treatment and fluids in the hospital while mild malaria requires oral medication.
How is malaria and sickle cells related?
Sickle cell anemia cause red blood cells to be shaped like sickles. malaria can't enter these cells which gives the person an immunity to malaria.
Why sickle sell anaemia is common among some tribes?
It is a genetic mutation in countries that suffer from malaria. The malaria plasmodium parasite uses red blood cells during part of it's life cycle and the sickle shape of the normally round cell is a form of defence against the invading parasite.
