MALARIA

Malaria

Malaria

The greatest health problem today is the spread of malaria. This airborne disease has been prevalent since ancient times where mosquitoes have been prescribed as the cause of numerous illnesses (Tolle et al, 2009, p. 97). Malaria is defined as a disease that is the result of a contingent of macroparasites that infects humans. In its totality, there are four different species of Plasmodium parasites that induce malaria. The female Anopheles mosquitoes are mostly held responsible for transmission and are numerous in number within Africa, Latin America and Asia (Stratton et al, 2008, p.854). For an individual to ...