World Malaria Day is commemorated annually on 25 April 2013. Although the current number of malaria cases dropped steadily, but in some tropical countries, malaria is still a major threat. Therefor, people in these areas should know the symptoms and prevention of malaria. Based on the WHO website, World Malaria Day theme this year is “Invest in the future, Defeat Malaria.” (more…)
Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite, that spreads through the bite of an infected mosquito. Attacks of malaria cause symptoms of fever and the disease often kills one million people each year worldwide.
In the World Malaria Day (25/04), you’ll want to listen more about the symptoms and prevention of the disease as reported by Health Me Up below. (more…)
Malaria is a disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. Globally, this disease causes more than one million deaths each year, most prevalent in Africa and Asia. The parasite infects red blood cells (hemoglobin-containing cells that carry oxygen throughout the body) and hijacks the support structure within the cell. (more…)
Scientists recently identified species of malaria mosquito which is a sub group of Anopheles gambiae, malaria spreading mosquito species in Africa.
These new mosquitoes are outside the previous classification, because it nests outside human habitation, where scientists used to take samples of mosquitoes. (more…)
