What is malaria ?
- Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a parasite, Plasmodium, which infects red blood cells.
- Malaria has infected humans since the beginning of mankind.
- In 1889, R. Ross discovered that mosquitoes transmitted malaria.
- Four common species that cause malaria:
- Plasmodium falciparum malaria
- Plasmodium vivax,
- Plasmodium malariae,
- Plasmodium ovale
- Most serious type is Plasmodium falciparum malaria. It can be life-threatening. The other three common species of malaria are generally less serious and are usually not life-threatening.
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