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Is Malaria Fatal?

November 12, 2011 By Malaria Q&A 1 Comment

QUESTION Can you die from malaria? ANSWER Yes. If left untreated, certain types of malaria in particular can cause severe complications, and can even lead to death. Plasmodium falciparum is the most dangerous form of malaria and is responsible for 90% of the approximately 700,000 annual deaths caused by malaria. However, P. vivax infections can also be very serious, and more recently, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: anti-malarial medication, children under five, long-lasting insecticide treated bednets, malaria mortality, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Knowlesi, Plasmodium Vivax, pregnant women

Malaria Statistics for Rwanda

September 10, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: What are the malaria statistics in Rwanda? ANSWER: The following statistics are taken from the World Health Organisation (www.who.org): Approximately 90% of Rwandans are at risk of malaria. Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Rwanda responsible for up to 50% of all outpatient visits. In 2005, Rwanda reported 991 612 malaria cases. In 2006, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Malaria cases, malaria mortality, Rwanda, World Health Organisation

Pf Malaria Mortality Statistics

September 9, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: What are the number of deaths in malaria pf case? ANSWER: "pf" stands for malaria that is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum. It is the most severe form, and responsible for the most number of deaths globally. It is estimated that around 700,000 people died last year from malaria; of these, approximately 90% would have been due to Pf malaria.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: malaria mortality, Pf, Plasmodium Falciparum, severe malaria

Malaria Survey in Mumbai, India

September 1, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: I want the past year's malaria survey in Mumbai and other states. ANSWER: The Lancet, one of the world's leading medical journals, recently published an article summarising the mortality of malaria in India. The citation for the article is as follows: Dhingra, Jha, Sharma, Cohen, Jotkar, Rodriguez, Bassani, Suraweera, Laxminarayan and Peto (2010), 'Adult and child mortality … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, India, malaria burden, malaria mortality, Mumbai, The Lancet

Malaria Cases in West Bengal

August 20, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: What is the number of Malaria patients in West Bengal? ANSWER: West Bengal is one of the states considered highly endemic for malaria in India. In 1998, cases in West Bengal comprised approximately 6% of the total number of cases of all malaria in India (corresponding to 129,000 of the total 2.15 million cases reported that year), and approximately 3% of the cases of Plasmodium … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: India, Malaria cases, malaria mortality, Plasmodium Falciparum, West Bengal

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