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- Malaria - World Health Organization (WHO)
Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female mosquitoes
- Malaria - World Health Organization (WHO)
Malaria is an acute febrile illness caused by Plasmodium parasites, which are spread to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes It is preventable and curable
- Malaria - World Health Organization (WHO)
Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes It is preventable and curable
- Malaria - World Health Organization (WHO)
What is malaria? Malaria is a parasitic disease caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium Humans become infected with malaria through the bite of a female mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles Four Plasmodium spp cause malaria in human beings, including P falciparum, P vivax, P ovale and P malariae Cases caused by the most common of these species, P falciparum, can be fatal if
- World malaria report 2020 - World Health Organization (WHO)
The 2020 edition of the World malaria report takes a look back at key events and milestones that helped shape the global response to the disease over the last 2 decades
- Malaria - Ethiopia - World Health Organization (WHO)
Malaria can also be transmitted from mother to child before or during delivery There are five parasite species that cause malaria in humans, of which two of these species pose the greatest public health threat, namely Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax Both parasite species are reported in Ethiopia
- Malaria - World Health Organization (WHO)
Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites that are spread to people through the bites of infected Anopheles mosquito vectors Of the 5 parasite species that cause malaria in humans, P falciparum is the most deadly The first symptoms of malaria – fever, headache, and chills – usually appear 10–15 days after the infective mosquito bite
- Life-saving malaria vaccines reach children in 17 endemic countries in 2024
Seventeen countries in Africa, with roughly 70% of the global malaria burden, now offer malaria vaccines sub-nationally through their routine childhood immunization programmes Since 2023, more than 12 million vaccine doses co-funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and countries, have been procured and delivered by UNICEF to these countries
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