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Malaria - Overview


General Info about Malaria

  • Malaria, an infectious disease, owes its discovery to Sir Ronald Ross during his tenure in secunderabad in the 19th century.
  • The Italians thought Malaria was caused by “Bad Air”– hence the name.
  • It is one of the earliest recorded diseases of the 18th century.
  • It is a dreaded disease causing more than 3 million deaths each year and leaving 300-500million ill.
  • Paul Muller was awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery of “the high efficiency of DDT as a contact poison against several arthropods”, The DDT was used effectively to control malaria.
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