MALARIA

Malaria

Abstract

Malaria is a foremost public health dilemma in warm climates particularly in developing nations. It is a foremost source of disease and demise among non-immune travellers/immigrants, children under 5 years, and pregnant women. Malaria is a disease caused by the protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium. The 4 species that commonly infect man are: P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malariae. Malaria passes on by the anopheles mosquito(only female). Indigenous malaria can reach as far as 64oN and 32oS. Reasons which influence mosquito ecology, such as rainfall and temperature, are the main determinant of malaria transmission.. The severity of ...