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Malaria
Malaria is a infectious disease that is transmitted through the bite of the female mosquito. All questions about symptoms, causes, prevention, treatment, and history can be found here.
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How do you feel when you have malaria?
When symptoms of malaria first appear, they can be flu-like, with fever, child, headache, sweats, fatigue, nausea and vomiting. Symptoms may appear within 7 days or up to 10 months or even longer, if you have an immunity or are on certain medications.
What is the impact of roll back malaria in Nigeria?
Malaria presents a huge burden to Africa and continues to cripple the economic development of the
continent. In Nigeria the disease is responsible for 60 per cent of outpatient visits to health facilities,
30 per cent of childhood deaths, 25 per cent of deaths under one year and 11 per cent of maternal
deaths. In financial terms, the disease is estimated to cost the country about 132 billion naira
(US$862.4 million) every year taking into account treatment and prevention costs, and loss of
working hours.
Can you transfer malaria to another person through body fluids?
No, the malaria parasite must transit through a mosquito between humans hosts.
What do you do when having typhoid and malaria parasite?
Your physician will treat both the diseases, simultaneously.
A vector mosquito is a type of mosquito that transmits pathogens and parasites to humans and animals, making it a key player in the spread of various diseases. Notable diseases carried by vector mosquitoes include malaria, dengue fever, Zika virus, and West Nile virus. The most infamous vector mosquitoes include species from the Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex genera. Their role in public health is critical, as controlling these populations is essential for preventing outbreaks.
Yes. It's almost everywhere around the world. You should have a vaccine.
Who invented the malaria drug?
The first effective treatment of malaria actually came from the bark of the cinchona tree. Later, French chemists extracted quinine from this bark, and created chloroquine as a more useful drug.
What is the name of male mosquito which causes malaria?
Malaria is caused by the Protozoal species, Plasmodium. It is spread by the female mosquito of several species of the Anopheles genus. Male mosquitoes do not take a blood meal as only the female requires a blood meal in order to support procreation.
Can mosquitoes spread smallpox?
It is very unlikely that they would carry smallpox. However, I have found that some of the most unlikely things can happen.
What is a practical solution to malaria?
kill all mosquitos, elimination of standing stagnant water, bed netting, and regular spraying of pesticides.
Malaria is transmitted by female mosquitoes typically in Africa and surrounding countries. The female mosquitoes only want blood for their young, like any other female mosquito, but their particular species contains a chemical called Plasmodium phalsiparum which makes them deadly. The female mosquito lands on human skin, and removes blood. In this process, the mosquito's saliva contaminates the human host's blood stream with Plasmodium phalsiparum. The chemical then causes malaria in the human host.
