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How Does Malaria Spread?

August 29, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION How does malaria spread? ANSWER Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. Please see on Malaria Symptoms and Causes for more information. … [Read more...]

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What is Malaria?

March 27, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is malaria? ANSWER Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that commonly infects a certain type of mosquito 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 falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malariae. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles, disease, Malaria causes, Malaria Symptoms, parasite, Plasmodium

Malaria Causes

March 17, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What are the causes of malaria? ANSWER Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human body, the parasites multiply in the liver, and then infect red blood cells. Usually, people get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito. Only Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria and they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles, blood meal, Blood transfusion, congenital malaria, liver, Malaria causes, Malaria Diagnosis, mosquito, organ transplant, Plasmodium, red blood cells

Information About Malaria

March 16, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is malaria? ANSWER Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a tiny parasite that commonly 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 falciparum, P. vivax, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles, Malaria causes, Malaria Symptoms, Plasmodium, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax

What is malaria, and what causes it?

March 8, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is malaria and what causes it? ANSWER Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human body, the parasites multiply in the liver, and then infect red blood cells. Usually, people get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito. Only Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles, blood meal, Blood transfusion, congenital malaria, Malaria causes, Malaria transmission, mosquitoes, organ transplant, parasite, Plasmodium

Malaria Causes

March 4, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What are the causes of malaria? ANSWER Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human body, the parasites multiply in the liver, and then infect red blood cells. Usually, people get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito. Only Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria and they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles, Blood transfusion, congenital malaria, female mosquitoes, liver, Malaria causes, Malaria transmission, organ transplant, Plasmodium, red blood cells, saliva

Symptoms and Causes of Malaria

February 14, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What are the symptoms and causes of malaria? ANSWER Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human body, the parasites multiply in the liver, and then infect red blood cells. Usually, people get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito. Only Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: chills, fever, jaundice, Malaria causes, Malaria Symptoms, Malaria transmission, nausea, Plasmodium, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Knowlesi, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax

What are the causes of malaria?

February 12, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What are the causes of malaria? ANSWER Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human body, the parasites multiply in the liver, and then infect red blood cells. Usually, people get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito. Only Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria and they … [Read more...]

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Causes of Malaria

December 12, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What are the causes of malaria? ANSWER Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human body, the parasites multiply in the liver, and then infect red blood cells. Usually, people get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito. Only Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria and … [Read more...]

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Who introduced malaria in which century?

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

QUESTION Who introduced malaria in which century, how does it cause malaria and what is the virus' name? ANSWER Malaria wasn't introduced; it has been evolving alongside humans for thousands, if not millions of years. The first known mention of malaria by humans is in an ancient Chinese medical text, from 2700 BCE (before common era). Other ancient people, such as the Romans and the … [Read more...]

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How Can We Detect Poor Quality Medicines?

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Challenges in Tackling the Issue of Poor Quality Medicines

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By Bernard Owusu Agyware, Arielle Dolegui and Jesus Aquilar Malaria is a serious and sometimes deadly disease, affecting millions and claiming more than  600,000 lives worldwide each year in 2022 and 2021.1 Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, disproportionately bear the greatest burden of malaria. The fight to eradicate this worrisome disease […]

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