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Malaria Foundation: Malaria is an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito. This Malaria infectious disease characterized by cycles of chills, fever, and sweating, caused by the parasitic infection of red blood cells by a protozoan which is transmitted by the bite of an infected female mosquito. Malaria is a tropical disease spread by mosquitoes that, while nonexistent in developed nations, kills over one million people a year in developing nations, and takes a huge toll on economic productivity. |
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Malaria Foundation - Where malaria disease is found depends mainly on climatic factors such as temperature, humidity, and rainfall. Malaria Foundation found the main areas of malaria disease, those are Africa, Madagascar, India and South America. Malaria is transmitted in tropical and subtropical areas, where the host mosquito, of the genus Anopheles, is able to survive and multiply. There are approximately 430 Anopheles mosquito species, only 30 to 40 of which transmit the malaria parasite. Although there is no vaccine for malaria, travelers should avoid infection by repelling mosquitoes and using preventive medicines.
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