A life-threatening disease like malaria is treatable. It can be cured with the help of antimalarial drugs. The healthcare provider will prescribe antimalarial drugs based on the type of parasites that has caused the infection. Other factors such as age, severity, and general health are also taken into consideration while prescribing an appropriate medicine and suitable dose for treating the infection.
According to the World health organization (WHO) estimation, in the year 2021, there were around 247 million cases of malaria recorded worldwide. In the same year, the death toll due to malaria stood up to 619000. The reports further revealed that almost half of the world’s population was susceptible to malaria in that particular year.
The most affected was the African region, since, out of 247 million malaria cases recorded globally, 95% were solely from this region. While the death toll in this region stood up to a whopping 96% of worldwide malarial deaths, it is estimated that 80% of them were children below 5 years of age.
Malaria is a vector-borne infection, which occurs after a mosquito bite. It results due to the transmission of malarial parasites, known as Plasmodium. A female anopheles mosquito releases these parasites into the host body through a bite. After a few days, the person might develop the symptoms of malaria that are as follows:
The transmission of malaria typically happens when a female Anopheles mosquito bites a person. Which causes a release of malarial parasites in the bloodstream of the person. The infected female mosquito is the carrier of the infection. Apart from this, malaria can also spread from blood transfusion, organ donation, and contaminated needles.
According to the world health organization (WHO), the primary cause of malaria is mosquito bites. When an infected female Anopheles mosquito bites, it causes the transmission of infectious parasites from the mosquito to the host body. The malarial parasites enter the bloodstream and once they become mature, they start causing health damage.
Malaria is generally a mosquito-borne life-threatening disease, which is caused due to parasitic infection. Malarial parasites enter the body through the bite of a mosquito that is infected with parasites. A mosquito bite releases infectious parasites into the bloodstream of the host body, which gives rise to various symptoms. Malaria is not a contagious infection. It is a preventable disease and curable to a great extent.
