Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease. It is one of the most challenging diseases in tropical areas.
- It is caused by Plasmodium parasites, transmitted through bites of female Anopheles mosquitoes
- It does not spread from person to person.
- Blood transfusion and contaminated needles may also transmit malaria.
- Globally in 2024, there were an estimated 282 million malaria cases and 610 000 malaria deaths in 80 countries.
- Artemisinin and Chloroquine are used to treat Malaria.
- The WHO Global Technical Strategy for malaria 2016–2030 provides a technical framework for all malaria-endemic countries.
- Malaria-infected people have high fever and shaking chills.
Source: Down To Earth