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Malaria is a serious disease caused by a parasite. Infected mosquitoes spread it. Malaria is a major cause of death worldwide, but it is almost wiped out in the United States. The disease is mostly a problem in developing countries with warm climates. If you travel to these countries, you are at risk. There are four different types of malaria caused by four related parasites. The most deadly type occurs in Africa south of the Sahara Desert.
Malaria symptoms include chills, flu-like symptoms, fever, vomiting, diarrhea and jaundice. The disease can be life-threatening. However, you can treat malaria with medicines. The type of medicine depends on which kind of malaria you have and where you were infected.
Malaria can be prevented. When traveling to malaria-prone regions
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
'''Malaria''' (Italian language: "'''bad air'''"; formerly called '''ague''' or '''marsh fever''' in English language) is an infectious disease which in humans causes about 350-500 million infections and over 1 million deaths annually, mainly in the tropics and sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria is caused by the protozoan parasite, ''Plasmodium'' (one of the Apicomplexa) and the transmission vector (biology) for human malarial parasite is the ''Anopheles'' mosquito. The ''Plasmodium falciparum'' variety of the parasite accounts for 80% of cases and 90% of deaths. For his discovery of the cause of malaria, French army doctor Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1907. Symptoms of malaria include fever, shivering, arthralgia (joint pain), vomiting, anemia, and convulsions. There may be the feeling of tingling in the skin, particularly with malaria caused by ''P. falciparum''. Complications of malaria include coma and death if untreated—young children are especially vulnerable.
JAM: Malaria, Beetles, Worms -- It's Another Cahill Vacation - A review by Catherine Flannery of Pass the Butterworms, a book that is "good to read and good for you."
Nature's-Force - A natural homeopathic prophylaxis for the prevention of malaria, includes homeopathy definitions, malaria articles, and company information.
PlasmoDB: Malaria Parasite Genome Project - Provides access to finished sequence for Plasmodium falciparum (strain 3D7), generated by the Sanger Institute, TIGR/NMRC, and Stanford, in addition to a wide range of related genomic-scale datasets from other sources.
Hans Michael Mueller - Anopheles gambiae - Research on the immune system of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae.
FrontPage Magazine: Rachel Carson's Ecological Genocide - Argues that "Silent Spring" resulted in countless deaths from malaria and other diseases by causing reduced use of DDT.
Systemwide Initiative on Malaria and Agriculture - CGIAR research initiative into the links between malaria risk and agriculture, and exploring options to reduce malaria in rural areas through better management of agro-ecosystems. General information and sign-up for e-mail discussion group.
Malaria Vaccine Clinical Trials UK - Details an initiative that uses volunteers for vaccines developed for the prevention of malaria and tuberculosis.
Malaria Foundation International - Facilitates the development, education and implementation of solutions to the health, economic and social problems caused by malaria.
Malaria Database - Resources for scientists doing malaria research.
Mamas Health - Malaria, its symptoms, treatment and prevention.