Malaria:
Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human body, the parasites multiply in the liver, and then infect red blood cells.
Symptoms of malaria include fever, headache, and vomiting, and usually appear between 10 and 15 days after the mosquito bite. If not treated, malaria can quickly become life-threatening by disrupting the blood supply to vital organs. In many parts of the world, the parasites have developed resistance to a number of malaria medicines.
Key interventions to control malaria include: prompt and effective treatment with artemisinin-based combination therapies; use of insecticidal nets by people at risk; and indoor residual spraying with insecticide to control the vector mosquitoes( Anopheles mosquito).
control and prevention of Malaria:
Malaria is preventable and curable.
Early diagnosis and treatment of malaria reduces disease and prevents deaths. It also contributes to reducing malaria transmission.
For individuals, personal protection against mosquito bites represents the first line of defence for malaria prevention.
Two forms of vector control are effective in a wide range of circumstances.
- treated mosquito nets
- Indoor spraying with residual insecticides
About World Malaria Day:
April 25th is World Malaria Day.
World Malaria Day was instituted by WHO Member States during the World Health Assembly of 2007. It is an occasion to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention and control. It is also an opportunity: for countries in affected regions to learn from each other's experiences and support each other's efforts;
for new donors to join a global partnership against malaria;
for research and academic institutions to flag scientific advances to both experts and the general public; and
for international partners, companies and foundations to showcase their efforts and reflect on how to further scale up interventions.
World Malaria Day2015: call to close gaps in prevention and treatment to defeat malaria
World Health Day 2014: Preventing vector-borne diseases
The theme for World Malaria Day 2013 and the coming years is: Invest in the future. Defeat malaria.
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