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Jan. 25, 2024, 4:44 AM ET (News-Medical.Net)
New drug combination could reduce malaria infection risk in pregnant women living with HIV
Jan. 23, 2024, 4:54 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)
Malaria child vaccination campaign kicks off in Cameroon
Jan. 12, 2024, 1:23 AM ET (Medical Xpress)
Study finds tafenoquine is a cost-effective treatment option for malaria
malaria, serious relapsing infection in humans, characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever, anemia, splenomegaly (enlargement of the spleen), and often fatal complications. It is caused by one-celled parasites of the genus Plasmodium that are transmitted to humans by the bite of Anopheles mosquitoes. Malaria can occur in temperate regions, but it is most common in the tropics and subtropics. In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, entire populations are infected more or less constantly. Malaria is also common in Central America, the northern half of South America, and in South and Southeast Asia. The disease also occurs in countries ...(100 of 4049 words)