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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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Which part of the body does the malaria effect and how?

Malaria affects the liver and the red blood cells mainly.

The parasite replicates in the liver cells and in the red cells, when enough new parasites have developed the cells burst.


Malaria can also affect the kidneys and brain by blocking the blood supply to these organs, when the cells of the liver and red blood cells burst.

How do you get maliria?

It is transited to people, by mosquitoes infected with the malaria parasite.

It's specifically and solely, the Anopheles mosquito.

Who invented that malaria is spread by mosquitoes?

In 1898, Sir Ronald Ross proved that malaria was being transmitted to humans by mosquitoes.

In Turkey can you get Malaria?

Vaccinations are recommended in travel to southern regions.

How long can you live with malaria untreated?

Some forms of malaria can cause death rapidly, following on from the incubation period of 2-4 weeks.

P. flaciparum malaria can manifest as cerebral malaria, and cause death in as few as 2 hours. Otherwise, falciparum will cause death in about a week or so.


Other forms of malaria (vivax, oval) follow less progressive courses, and otherwise health adults may not die from the disease.


The person who is infected should also be considered, with death more likely to occur in small, malnourished children than in healthy people. Iron deficiency may also have a protective influence on those in endemic areas. The effects of malaria may also be reduced in those people who have sickle cell disease, or sickle cell trait.

What is the preventive measures of malaria?

Prompt indentificaton, isolation and treatment of malaria patients, eradication of mosquitoes and protection of the healthy population from mosquitoes are the basic strategies to prevent malaria.

Are fungal infections responsible for many 'undiagnosed' illnesses?

No, systemic candidiasis is a scam. Labs and practitioners charge money to do tests on various samples and they invariably report positive results. They then sell expensive treatments. There is no evidence for any of it.

My suggestion is that if you are tempted by some of these ads that you first send a test sample of some kind. See if they report it as negative.

If people come back to the UK with malaria should they stay away from people?

there are pills you can take in order for you not to catch it. i don't remember how it can be spread from human to human, only that you get it from mosquitoes. probably should have yourself checked out if you have it though... but there are ways to not get it.

What is the average age of malaria victims?

Usually under the age of 5 years old, mostly occurs in the sub Saharan desert in Africa.

Why does the mosquito spread malaria?

Mosquitoes do not get malaria because malaria is a disease caused in humans by a parasite carried by mosquitoes, Plasmodium spp. When mosquitoes feed off the blood of an infected human, they also absorb the Plasmodium spp parasite. However, the Plasmodium spp. itself is not what causes malaria, and therefore cannot get a mosquito sick. Only when it reacts with the blood in a humans body does it take effect and cause the disease malaria. Mosquitoes then simply act as neutral hosts for the parasite before they land and release the Plasmodium spp. into the next human.

Why malaria has persisted?

Malaria is vector borne disease. Killing all the mosquitoes is not easy task. Specially with rampart corruption in many developing countries. Secondly the vector and parasites, both can acquire resistance to insecticides and antimalarial drugs. So at present you have to tolerate the 500 million cases of malaria every year.

Which region in the world has the maximum deaths caused by malaria?

Which region in the world has the maximum deaths caused by malaria?


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Do they have Malaria in Colombia?

Malaria is found in Africa, South America, and East Asia. Colombia is in western South America, so it is possible to get malaria there.

How do Ebloa and flu and malaria and the plague spread?

Flu is spread through contact of an infected. While Plague and malaria is spread via fleas and mosquito.

What could a conclusion be on an essay about malaria?

Malaria is a dangerous disease caused by a viral infection. This disease is commonly transmitted by mosquito bites to humans and other animals.

Is malaria serious?

Yes, malaria is serious, because it can be fatal.