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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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Who were some famous people diagnosed with malaria?
This could never be determined as the malaria parasite and the mosquitos that spread the disease long predate the existence of modern humans (and likely predate the existence of all primates and may even predate the dinosaurs!).
In other words, humans and malaria have coexisted and coevolved as long as there have been humans. This long predates any recorded history or written documents, which would be necessary to give you an answer.
Why are malaria infections in Africa found in epidemic proportions?
People with a sickle-cell gene are resistant, but not immune, to malaria. African people, who were greatly exposed to malaria, were more likely to survive malaria with sickle-cell genes, so the survivors passed it on to their children. Not all African people have sickle-cell genes.
What is the primary method to avoid malaria infection?
There are a few different things that one can do to try and prevent malaria. There are medications that one can take to prevent malaria although some of these are becoming resistant to the disease. One should also wear mosquito repellent and try to avoid areas that are close to standing water where mosquitoes tend to frequent.
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.
What human system does malaria affect?
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.
I know one sickle cell trait and one normal red blood cell trait provides a natural defense against malaria. This has to do with the mutated sickle cell being immune to the malaria parasite. However two sickle cell traits are bad because they do not have enough hemoglobin.
The discovery of the microorganism responsible for causing malaria?
The causative microorganism for malaria is a protozoa. The name of that protozoa is Plasmodium.
What can you do when you have the malaria?
well i would advice you to:
>maintain cleanliness of the surroundings /Clean your surroundings as much as possible.
>drink alot of water
>eat alot of vitamin c such as orange and eat also alot of vegetable
>proper hygiene
> consult a doctor
What plasmodium species causes the most severe malaria infection in human?
That species is called as Plasmodium falciparum. This species causes the most deadly infection of malaria. It is responsible for most of the deaths attributed to malaria.
What is the cure against malaria?
If the patient has P. vivax, P ovale, P. malariae, or has been in an area where there is no chloroquine resistance in P. falciparum, chloroquine is the best drug to use to treat malaria.
If the patient is infected with P. vivax or P. ovale, primaquine needs to be given as well. This drug is able to kill the liver stages of the parasites, unlike chloroquine. If primaquine is not used, the chloroquine will cure the acute attack, but the dormant liver stages will be able to cause recurrences in the future.
In cases where chloroquine resistant P. falciparum is suspected, either quinine, mefloquine, halofantrine or the artemesinins can be used. Parasites that are resistant to mefloquine are also often resistant to halofantrine. Mefloquine is also not licensed for use as treatment in South Africa. Halofantrine has been associated with cardiac side effects, and should not be used for routine treatment. Quinine was the first drug used to successfully treat malaria, and with increasing chloroquine resistance, it is making something of a "comeback". It is thought to be the best available agent for treating complicated chloroquine resistant falciparum malaria. Unfortunately, resistance to this drug is also being described.
A new class of drug is the artemesinin derivatives. This drug has been known for centuries in China and is derived from the wormwood plant. It shows great potential in being able to treat resistant falciparum malaria, and has been used often in SE Asia. Unfortunately, resistance to this agent is also being described. When these drugs are used to treat malaria, they should be combined with a second agent to try and reduce the development of resistance.
What are the symtoms of malaria?
Malaria causes a flu-like illness and these would include
- fever
- rigors
- headaches
- sweating
- tiredness
- myalgia (limbs and back)
- abdominal pain
- diarrhea
- loss of appetite
- orthostatic hypotension
- nausea
- slight jaundice
- cough
- enlarged liver and spleen (sometimes not palpable)
- vomiting
Malaria is transmitted in
- large areas of Central and South America
- the island of Hispaniola (includes Haiti and the Dominican Republic)
- Africa
- Asia (including the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and the Middle East)
- Eastern Europe
- and the South Pacific
and the boblands
Why female anopheles transmits malaria and male no?
female mosquitoes transmit malaria because they are the ones who actually suck blood,males do not. The blood feeding is part of the females egg laying process and as such the males do not need to suck blood.
By what know I thought Mosquitos caused malaria? malaria is NOT transmitted through the air. it is a parasite in the bloodstream and is transmitted by mosquitos which have bitten a malaria sufferer..
Which countries are affected by malaria the most?
Kenya, Angola, Zimbabwe and many more like Egypt and Afghanistan
Are there vaccines for malaria?
There is currently no malaria vaccine, but it has been years in the making and is now close to being licensed. In the meantime, there are many medications to remedy malaria.
What two places in the human body must the malaria parasite go in oder to reproduce?
First is liver and second is red blood cells. It will be interesting to know that the parasite frequently changes the liver cells, before settling in finally.
What type of microbes cause amoebic dysentery and malaria?
They are caused by protozoa. Amoebic dysentery is caused by Entamoeba hystolytica. Malaria is caused by one of the four Plasmodium species.
What kind of mosquito causes malaria?
The primary vector of West Nile virus in the United States is the Northern House Mosquito (Culex pipiens). However other species including Cx. restuans, Cx. quinquefasciatus, Oc. j. japonicus, Cx. salinarius, and others also transmit the virus.
You can get Malaria near places that have a reputation of having a very high mosquito population. If u don't know why mosquitoes are involved with Malaria, that's because Malaria is a disease caused by a mosquito affected by Malaria. When one bites you, u get the disease.
