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malaria
- Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected mosquitoes.
- A child dies of malaria every 30 seconds.
- There were 247 million cases of malaria in 2006, causing nearly one million deaths, mostly among African children.
- Malaria is preventable and curable.
- Approximately half of the world's population is at risk of malaria, particularly those living in lower-income countries.
- Travelers from malaria-free areas to disease "hot spots" are especially vulnerable to the disease.
- Malaria takes an economic toll - cutting economic growth rates by as much as 1.3% in countries with high disease rates.
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Can malaria spread agin in the world?
Malaria is already endemic in may parts of the world.
Why do people who no longer live in parts of the world where malaria is prevalent still develop the disease?
They don't.
Relationship between malaria and mosquitoes?
Some misquitoes in parts of the world give people malaria. ________________________________________________________________________ mainly, you catch malaria from mosquitos that have been infected. they are infected by laying eggs and being born out of dirty water
How do you preventative malaria?
There is a shot to prevent malaria, But easy things such as keeping your windows closed and wearing long sleeves/long pants when its darker outside, Its caused by infectios misquitos, But however Mistquitos that spread malaria are only in certain parts of the world!:)
Are the eyeballs the only parts of the body that malaria affect?
Malaria does not affect your eye balls. You get problem in accommodation after taking the drug chloroquine.
If my father had malaria in Vietnam does he still have the potential to spread malaria here at home?
Yes. Malaria can be spread around the world if not treated at the time when you see signs of malaria.
What is the deadliest disease in Africa?
Depends which parts of Africa. In some parts, the deadliest disease is Malaria. In other parts, the deadliest disease is AIDs/HIV.
What was a leading cause of death in many parts of Africa?
Aids or malaria
What is the most deadly type of insect in Africa?
The mosquito, Malaria is the biggest insect carried killer disease not only in Africa but in many parts of the developing world
How the malaria spreads?
From playing World of Warcraft
Is malaria the world's deadliest parasite?
no
Is malaria infecting people in other places besides Africa?
Yes, malaria is endemic widely across the world.
