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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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malaria is transmitted to humans form the Anophelesmosquito. Once the disease enters the blood stream the protozoan target red blood cells and cause them to burst simeaultaneously releasing millions more protozoan.
What is the definition of the word malaria?
Malaria is a parasitic disease that involves high fevers, shaking chills, flu-like symptoms, and anemia.
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What mosquitoes cause Malaria?
People are infected by the bite of an infected female anopheles mosquito.
Why are rice paddies associated with Malaria?
Because rice paddies provide the stagnant water necessary for mosquito breeding; Mosquitos are the vector viz. facilitate the transmission of malaria.
Can I get malaria from drinking water with mosquito in it?
That is the most tricky question, the contributor have ever answered. Hat's off for this question! Malaria is not water borne, as per definiion of the water born diseases. But then the vector of malaria is mosquieto. Moquieto is water borne.
What group of protist causes malaria and toxoplasmosis?
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. Malaria is caused by plasmodium, which is a genus of Apicomplexan parasites.
What was The first disease proven to be bacterial in origin?
B. anthracis was the first bacterium conclusively demonstrated to cause disease, by Robert Koch in 1876
The female Anopheles mosquito, carries the Malaria parasite from one victim to the next, infecting them all.
It is mostly spread by the female Anopheles mosquito. It also can be spread by infected blood.
Malaria is spread through mosquitos. They drink a person's blood, and malaria is a blood-borne disease. Malaria is more prevalent in hot and tropical areas.
Malaria is spread by female mosquitoes. The parasite which causes malaria is found in the female mosquitoes saliva. When a person is bitten by a female mosquito, the parasite enters the bloodstream via the mosquitoes saliva.
However, there are also other ways for malaria to be spread. A pregnant woman can pass malaria onto her baby. Someone using a needle that has been used by a person with malaria can infect that person. Having a blood transfusion from someone who has malaria can also pass it on to someone else.
Also if there is a person who used the same toiletries as one who as malaria then it can also be spread that way too, as one or person is using the same thing which means that they are passing each others germs and illnesses to one another
By mosquitoes
Malaria is an infectious disease which is caused by parasites. Malaria is carried by the female mosquito (not the male), and is found in their saliva. When a mosquito drinks your blood, this parasite can be transferred into your bloodstream. Pregnant women can pass malaria onto their baby and can also be passed if someone has a blood transfusion. Needles used by a person with malaria can also cause the spread of the disease, if someone else uses the same needle without cleaning it properly first.
Malaria is transmitted by infected anopheles mosquitoes.
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Is typhoid fever related to malaria?
No. Not at all.
Malaria is a parasitic infection from mosquitoes. You can treat malaria by anti-malaria drugs. There is no vaccine.
Typhoid fever is caused by a bacteria. People infected by this bacteria can spread it to other people who contaminate food or water. There is a typhoid vaccine and the infection can be treated with antibiotics.
Does malaria use a flagella to move?
No, only the male gamete has a flagellum and it's only for motility during it's gametic stage.
What is the desise of malaria?
Malaria is the name of a disease caused by Plasmodium, which are transmitted in to human blood by the bite of mosquitoes. Plasmodium affect the human red blood cells causing fever with chills and rigors, headache. Malaria is a major health risk in Asia, subsaharan Africa and parts of America. Malaria resistant to treatment leads to cerebral malaria that can be fatal. Plasmodium falciparum is nasty compared to P. vivax and P. malariae.
What are the pros and cons of spraying pesticides to eliminate malaria?
Since mosquitos are the main vector they must be addressed. Sterilizing the females is the best option & a strategy currently in use many places.
How can you catch the disease of malaria?
Get bitten by a mosquito tat carries the virus go to Africa or other area known to be at high risk
The ciliates do not cause malaria. Malaria is caused by protozoa. They have pseudopodia.
Malaria is caused by a protozoan infection, Falciparum malaria - most common virulent type.
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. Usually, people get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito. Only Anophelesmosquitoes can transmit malaria and they must have been infected through a previous blood meal taken on an infected person. When a mosquito bites an infected person, a small amount of blood is taken in which contains microscopic malaria parasites. About 1 week later, when the mosquito takes its next blood meal, these parasites mix with the mosquito's saliva and are injected into the person being bitten.
Is it wrong to take alcohol while still on medication for malaria?
Yes, it can be problematic to consume alcohol while on medication for malaria. Alcohol may interact with certain antimalarial drugs, potentially reducing their effectiveness or increasing the risk of side effects. Additionally, both alcohol and the medications can stress the liver, so combining them may pose further health risks. It's always best to consult with a healthcare professional for personalized advice.
