Infectious Disease: Malaria

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Section 1
Malaria
General Information
Malaria is a common infectious disease found mainly in the tropics but in rare circumstances can be found in temperate areas. Depending on the circumstances malaria can be either life threatening cause serious illness.
It is caused by parasites of the Plasmodium species(in text reference). These parasites are carried by mosquitoes which become infected after biting someone who has malaria. Malaria is then passed on to others when the infected mosquito bites another person. In rare cases malaria can be passed to another person through blood transfusions, organ donations or shared needles.
On average there are around 300-500 million people who become infected with malaria every year, with most of the cases occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. (in text refernce). Other areas which are affected by malaria include- Asia, Latin America and some parts of Europe.
Signs and Symptoms
There are a number of symptoms associated with quick detection of malaria they are, being irritable, troubled sleep, poor appetite and drowsiness. Soon after people infected usua...

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