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-Unknown- malaria has been infecting humans for at least 50,000 years, and may have existed as a pathogen in other species for even longer. For this reason it is impossible to know where the first cases of malaria appeared. While the earliest references to a malaria-like illness come from China, that is by no means an indication that malaria originated in Asia.
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∙ 12y agohe malaria parasite, Plasmodium, is a small, single-cell organism (protozoan) that lives as a parasite in man and a specific species of mosquito (Anopheles).
There are four different types of malaria parasite: Plasmodium falciparum is the cause of fatal malaria, while Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium malariae cause more benign types of malaria. Falciparum malaria can kill, but the other forms are much less likely to prove fatal.
There are several stages in the life cycle of the parasite, and by and large these are the same for all four types.
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∙ 14y agoI think it came from Mexico or South America. Malaria is derived from the Spanish words meaning bad air.
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∙ 9y agoMalaria comes from mosquitoes that infect people. Malaria can be found in sub-tropical regions where the temperature is the key factor of it's survival.
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∙ 13y agoMalaria started in wetlands. It's caused by the mosquito and its blood sucking habit!
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∙ 14y agoMalaria go to the u.s. form misquittos
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When was malaria first thought of?
malaria is a disease it was not thought of
Year of first malaria outbreak in the Philippines?
1900 malaria outbreak in the Philippines
Who was the first person to get malaria?
Goerge Washington
What major decision had to be made before the us started to buil the canal?
how to cure malaria
Where did malaria star?
Malaria has been infecting humans for at least 50,000 years, and may have existed as a pathogen in other species for even longer. For this reason it is impossible to know where the first cases of malaria appeared. While the earliest references to a malaria-like illness come from China, that is by no means an indication that malaria originated in Asia.
What disease did Leonard Wood get after being the first Cuban governor?
malaria
Who proposed the name malaria?
1740 - H. Walpole first used "mal'aria" (Italian: bad air) to describe the disease 20th century - shortened to "malaria" 1880 - C. Laveran first identified the parasite in human blood 1889 - R. Ross discovered that mosquitoes transmitted malaria
What the treatment for malaria?
The treatment for malaria depends with the type of malaria. There are two types of malaria: mild malaria and severe malaria. The severe malaria requires intravenous (IV) drug treatment and fluids in the hospital while mild malaria requires oral medication.
Was malaria at first a problem in building the canal across Central America?
YES.
How can you treat typhoid dengue malaria together?
It is very common practice in developing countries to treat the typhoid fever as a case of malaria, specially in the first week. You tell patient that he has malaria. He does not respond to your antimalarial treatment. Then you have no option but to tell the patient that he has got both malaria and typhoid at the same time. The fact is that typhoid is usually difficult to diagnose in the first week of fever. It is always better to rule out the malarial fever by giving the antimalarial treatment in first week of febrile illness.
Does a virus causes malaria?
Virus does not cause malaria. Malaria is caused by a protozoa from the genus Plasmodium.
Does yeast cause malaria?
Yeast does not causes malaria. Malaria is caused by protozoa.
