Malaria (Pathogenesis, Symptoms and Diagnosis), Prevention and treatment of malaria- Medical microbiology
Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and treatment of Malaria Malaria : - A mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by the bite of a mosquito that carries the parasitic protozoa called Plasmodium species - The disease can be fatal and life-threatening for humans, transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. - Plasmodium species comes under the parasite group called "Sporozoa" - Malaria is one of the major zoonotic diseases that cause millions of human deaths each year - It is a major public health concern, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. More than 75% of deaths occur in the African region of the world, over a million people mostly children die from malaria each year worldwide Plasmodium species: - Malaria is a vector-borne infection that is spread through the bite of the mosquito, thus the term given for this type of infection is a 'zoonotic disease'. The infected...