Malaria is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium and transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. Following inoculation of sporozoites, the parasite undergoes liver-stage development before invading erythrocytes, where asexual replication produ…
Malaria is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium and transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. Following inoculation of sporozoites, the parasite undergoes liver-stage development before invading erythrocytes, where asexual replication produces the cyclical fever, chills and anaemia characteristic of clinical malaria; severe disease, particularly with Plasmodium falciparum, can progress to cerebral involvement, organ failure and death. The disease is concentrated in tropical and subtropical regions and is shaped by vector ecology, immunity, co-infection and access to diagnosis and treatment. Control combines vector management, chemoprevention, prompt diagnosis and antimalarial therapy, with attention to drug resistance, transmission dynamics and prevention in vulnerable groups such as pregnant women and young children. Research grouped under this term reflects these dimensions: malaria and typhoid co-infection, factors sustaining persistent transmission in urban peripheral areas, uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy, malaria and HIV co-infection effects on CD4 counts, malaria as a driver of antibiotic-resistance spread, preferred prevention methods used by mothers for children under five, regulation of reactive oxygen intermediates during Plasmodium infection, and biolarvicidal plant extracts. The peer-reviewed literature in this area spans malaria epidemiology, transmission, prevention, co-infection, immunopathology and vector control.
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