Malaria is a group of parasitic diseases common in tropical and subtropical areas. Approximately 300 million cases occur annually worldwide, and one to nearly three million people die of malaria each year with about 90 percent of these deaths occurring...

Malaria is a disease that affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide. In the developing world malaria contributes to a high infant mortality rate and a heavy loss of work time. Malaria is caused by the single-celled protozoan parasite,...

An infectious disease characterised by recurrent bouts of fever and chills. The name derives from the Italian ‘mala aria’, or ‘bad air’. Malaria is also known as ague, jungle fever, marsh fever or swamp fever. Malaria is caused...

This is caused by the pathogenic protozoan Plasmodium. The vector is the female anopheles mosquito. Four species of Plasmodium infect humans and infections can range from mild, but chronic, to fatal. Prevention is by eradication of the breeding of the...

Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites. It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa. Each year, it causes disease in approximately 515 million people and...

FDA approved Glaxo Wellcome's Malarone (atovaquone/proguanil), the first new prevention and treatment for malaria to be developed by a pharmaceutical company in 40 years. Clinical studies showed that Malarone was 98 percent effective in preventing malaria caused by P. falciparum. The most common adverse...

Malaria continues to be a cause of high mortality and morbidity. Imported cases of malaria are increasing in New York City. Yet, New York physicians, when evaluating patients for fever, frequently missed the diagnosis of malaria. We evaluated the role of platelet count for...

Kenya cut child deaths from malaria by more than 40 percent over five years by handing out insecticide-treated mosquito nets, U.N. and Kenyan officials said Thursday.Experts hope to replicate the success throughout Africa. An estimated 700,000 to 2.7 million people die of malaria each year,...

Malaria is fueling the spread of AIDS in Africa by boosting the HIV in people's bodies for weeks at a time, says a study that pins down the deadly interplay between the dual scourges.It's a vicious cycle as people weakened by HIV are, in turn,...