Malaria is one of the oldest known diseases, caused by a parasite (it lives and feeds off another organism (a host)) called plasmodium that is transferred via mosquitoes. The parasite (it also belongs to the unicellular group protozoa) has four species that are responsible for malaria. The mosquito ingests blood containing sexual forms of the parasite. They reproduce inside the mosquito and are passed into humans when the insect bites (feeds).
Symptoms
Shaking chills
High fever
Sweating
Can be associated with:
Fatigue
Headaches
Dizziness
Nausea and vomiting
Dry coughs
Muscle/joint pain
Back ache
History of Malaria
The symptoms of malaria have been described in many historic notes. It was thought that malaria came from poisonous vapours from swamps; this gave the disease the name mal’aria (mala meaning bad and aria meaning air) it has since been shortened to malaria. In the 19th century malaria had spread to almost the entire world and by the 20th centaury it was......

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