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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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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.
What new treatment for malaria is being developed?
some strains of Plasmodium have become resistant to antimalarial drugs, and medical researchers have stepped up efforts to develop a malaria vaccine. In early 1997, researchers reported encouraging results
That mosquito is called as anopheles mosquito. You can identify the same from long distance. It looks like piercing the wall. It makes an angle of about 45 degree. Other varieties sit almost parallel to the wall.
Is it easy to get STDs or Lung cancer?
Well it is easy to catch and STD if you arnt careful about who you have sex with and what not but you cant actually "catch" cancer it is caused by many things for you to get cancer like for example smoking can cause cancer.
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.
Why is the patient developed high fever when he has malaria?
Malaria and every infectious disease causes fever because of the immunity response of the body. In other words, when the plasmodium falciparum (protozoan parasite) infects a cell , Macrophages will interfere. Thence, it will phagocyte some parasites and then secrets TNf-alpha (tumor necrosis factor) and IL-1. Those cytokines cause Fever.
Malaria Rubia, commonly known as heat rash or prickly heat. It is a condition caused by sweat glands that have become clogged and or burned by the excessive amount of salt and acid from the sweat. The condition causes the skin to become irritated, red, and the clogged pores may have reddish bumps and even blisters. Treatment: To clean and open pores, shower, use a skin cleanser such as those used for acne, this promotes healing and cleans the pores. If this occurs on the facial area, use acne type cleansing pads, such as stridex, to heal and clean the pores. Avoid extreme heat exposure if possible it sometimes takes weeks to completely clear. If the condition does not clear or if there is any infection, one should consult their physician.
