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Malaria - Overview

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How is malaria transmitted?

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Malaria is a communicable disease caused by the parasite plasmodium. Four species of the plasmodium parasite cause malaria. They are:

Plasmodium vivax

Plasmodium malariae

Plasmodium ovale

Plasmodium falciparum

It is spread to humans by the bite of an infected female anopheles mosquito. Traveling to mosquito- prone areas increases the risk of contracting the disease.

Female mosquitoes are concerned with the transmission of plasmodium whereas male mosquitoes feed only on fruit juices.
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Posted by:  moses odradria  Posted on: 01/05/2012
this was wonderfully done



Posted by:  camaldina(Guest)  Posted on: 02/06/2011
Thanks for write-pus. Its very informative. You only talked about the treatment of malaria, but what about the treatment/avoidance of the Malaria Relapses, which is very important?




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