Helth Tips: Malaria

Do you know malaria ?

Malaria is a serious,sometimes fatal disease that is spread by mosquitoes who have been infected parasite. the disease is spread when mosquitoes feedon humans.

malaria breeds mostly in warmer climate, where there is an abundance of humidity and rain

malaria exists 103 country worldwide, affecting 3.3 billion people, but about 90% of malaria related death occur in sub-saharen africa. the majority of those affected are children under the age of five

based on recent data, 59 of those 103 country are currently meeting standard needed to reverse the incident of malaria .

in the us about 1500 cases of malaria are found every year.

common side effect of malaria are high fever, chills ,headache and other flu-like symptoms, sever illness and death can normally be avoided if the disease is properly treated

an infected person may start feeling symptoms anywhere from a week to a month after they are bitten. with some rarer forms of malaria, the parasite remains dormant and an infected person will not become ill for up to 4 years

pregnant woman are extremely vulnerable to malaria. if the disease is contracted during pregnancy, it can be passed to the infant or result in low birth weight, which decrease the babys chance of survival

malaria is not a contagious disease . it cannot be contracted through contact with an infected person, sexually or otherwise.