QUESTION Can malaria be passed on through heredity? ANSWER In the vast majority of cases, malaria is only transmitted via the bite of an infected mosquito. However, if a pregnant woman becomes infected with malaria, she can pass the parasite to her unborn child via the placenta, or via blood transfer during childbirth. An infection in a newborn child, caused by infection in the mother … [Read more...]
What is Malaria?
QUESTION what is malaria? ANSWER Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite, of the genus Plasmodium, that infects a certain type of mosquito (of the genus Anopheles) which feeds on humans. People who get malaria are typically very sick with high fevers, shaking chills, and flu-like illness. Four kinds of malaria parasites can infect humans: Plasmodium … [Read more...]
Malaria meeting
QUESTION FACT meeting for malaria control programme directors in Asia are proposing to host a meeting in Penang, Malaysia probably in September 2012 for the all the Head of Malaria Department. Can you kindly update us the details of Head of Malaria Department (name, job position, company address & contacts) so that we can contact him/her regarding the details of the meeting. Looking … [Read more...]
Malaria Life Cycle Illustration
QUESTION What is the life cycle of malaria? ANSWER The life cycle of malaria is complex, involving a definitive host, or vector, which for human malaria is a mosquito of the genus Anopheles, and also a human host. Inside both, the malaria parasite undergoes several different transformations and reproductive cycles, which are detailed in the schematic below. You may also view a video of … [Read more...]
Do I need malaria tablets to live in Nigeria?
QUESTION Do I need malaria tablets to live in Nigeria? I was born and bred in the UK and want to go back to live in Nigeria for about 2 years, do I need malaria tablets? ANSWER It is not usually recommended to take malaria tablets for long periods of time (i.e. more than a few months). People living for extended periods in areas with malaria should focus on other methods of prevention, … [Read more...]
What is malaria and when was it discovered?
QUESTION What is malaria and when was it diagnosed? ANSWER Malaria is a disease caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium. Five types of malaria infect humans: P. falciparum, P. ovale, P. vivax, P. malariae and P. knowlesi. It was first observed in the blood of a patient who had died of malaria in 1880 by Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, a French physician working in … [Read more...]
Malaria Socio-Economic Issues
QUESTION What are the socio-economic issues on the spread of malaria? ANSWER Malaria transmission requires the presence of Anopheles mosquitoes; as such, conditions which favor the growth and persistence of these mosquitoes will also be hotspots for malaria transmission, provided the climate is also sufficiently warm for the development of the parasite within the mosquito. Rural areas … [Read more...]
Research Project on Malaria Parasite
QUESTION 1 The introduction 2 the classification ANSWER I have already posted information on the classification of malaria in this Q&A forum - please use the search box at the topright of the page to search for this information. In general, the website has a lot of information pertaining to the causes of malaria, its distribution, the symptoms, treatment and many other facts - please … [Read more...]
Malaria Host Range
QUESTION What are the Host range? ANSWER Malaria is caused by a parasite, of the genus Plasmodium, which requires two organisms for the completion of its life cycle—an insect, which is usually referred to as the "vector," in which sexual reproduction occurs, and a vertebrate "host," in which asexual multiplication occurs. Different species of Plasmodium infects a large range of … [Read more...]
Socio-Economic and Environmental Conditions Contributing to Malaria
QUESTION what socio-economic and environmental conditions contribute to the disease? ANSWER Malaria transmission requires the presence of Anopheles mosquitoes; as such, conditions which favor the growth and persistence of these mosquitoes will also be hotspots for malaria transmission, provided the climate is also sufficiently warm for the development of the parasite within the mosquito. … [Read more...]