Malaria
Malaria is a disease prevalent in Sub Saharan Africa, Asia and North and South America. It is caused by the parasite, Plasmodium[1]. The parasite is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. The mosquito acts as a vector. The effect on the human body is that the parasites multiply in the liver which then goes on to infect the red blood cells[2].
A person infected by the parasite usually has the following symptoms: a fever, vomiting and/or a headache[3]. Symptoms appear between 10 and 15 days after the mosquito bite.
If left untreated, the effects can be lethal[4]. The blood supply to all major organs can be disturbed[5].
- ↑ World Health Organisation, Health topics: Malaria article. Available at http://www.who.int/topics/malaria/en/ (last accessed 30.11.2012)
- ↑ World Health Organisation, Health topics: Malaria article. Available at http://www.who.int/topics/malaria/en/ (last accessed 30.11.2012)
- ↑ World Health Organisation, Health topics: Malaria article. Available at http://www.who.int/topics/malaria/en/ (last accessed 30.11.2012)
- ↑ World Health Organisation, Health topics: Malaria article. Available at http://www.who.int/topics/malaria/en/ (last accessed 30.11.2012)
- ↑ World Health Organisation, Health topics: Malaria article. Available at http://www.who.int/topics/malaria/en/ (last accessed 30.11.2012)
World Health Organisation, Health topics: Malaria article. Available at http://www.who.int/topics/malaria/en/ (last accessed 30.11.2012)