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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

Malaria Outbreaks

January 5, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is the largest outbreak in the world from malaria? ANSWER Most parts of the world don't suffer from malaria "outbreaks" in the traditional sense of the world. Instead, malaria is "endemic," which means that transmission is on-going all of the time. In some cases, transmission is seasonal, but each year's level of disease incidence is similar to the next year's. Having said … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Australia, endemic malaria, imported malaria, Jamaica, malaria outbreaks, Malaria transmission, Northern Queensland, Plasmodium Vivax, Travelers Health, USA

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