Indoor Residual Spraying, or spraying on the inside walls of homes, helps kill mosquitoes and reduce the rate of malaria transmission. Scientists and organizations around the world are working together to accelerate the development of a malaria vaccine currently in trial and to ensure its availability in the developing world.
Your contribution will help us ensure that no one dies from a mosquito bite. Malaria No More is a c 3 nonprofit. EIN HOW IT KILLS If drugs are not available or if the parasites are resistant to them, malaria infection can develop to anemia, hypoglycemia or cerebral malaria, in which capillaries carrying blood to the brain are blocked.
Why End Malaria? Our Impact. Country Programs. What is Malaria. Why It Matters. Your Impact. Our Story. Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite. The parasite can be spread to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes. The plasmodium parasite is spread by female Anopheles mosquitoes, which are known as "night-biting" mosquitoes because they most commonly bite between dusk and dawn.
If a mosquito bites a person already infected with malaria, it can also become infected and spread the parasite on to other people. However, malaria can't be spread directly from person to person. Malaria parasites about to burst out of red blood cell. Image credit: Will Hamilton. A smear of blood being taken on a slide for examination under the microscope. Image credit: Shutterstock. This video introduces you to the disease malaria, taking you through the life cycle of the parasite that causes it and why it is such a huge problem in the developing world.
Infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, fungi or parasites and can spread between individuals. In Malaria Challenge you can explore the different stages of malaria and how scientists are trying to find new ways of preventing and treating this deadly tropical disease.
If you have any other comments or suggestions, please let us know at comment yourgenome. Can you spare minutes to tell us what you think of this website? Open survey. In: Facts Targeting Disease. Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by a parasite that is transmitted through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. The parasite that causes malaria is a microscopic, single-celled organism called Plasmodium.
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