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What is the cause of malaria?

November 1, 2013 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is the cause of malaria? ANSWER Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of  female anopheles mosquitoes.  Please read more information on our website: Malaria Symptoms and Causes. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles, cause of malaria, mosquitoes, Plasmodium

Malaria Transmission and Deaths in the United States

March 9, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION How do you get malaria? How does malaria come to the United States? How many people have died from malaria? ANSWER Malaria is caused by infection with single-celled parasites called Plasmodium. There are five different species which infect humans; of these, Plasmodium falciparum is the most deadly. The Plasmodium parasites are transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles, cause of malaria, imported malaria, life cycle, Malaria Control, malaria mortality, Malaria transmission, mosquito, Plasmodium, Plasmodium Falciparum, United States, World Health Organisation

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