Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects vertebrates. Human malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, fatigue, vomiting...
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Malaria! was a German experimental electronic band from West Berlin, formed in 1981 by Gudrun Gut and Bettina Köster following the dissolution of Mania...
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Malaria vaccines are vaccines that prevent malaria, a mosquito-borne infectious disease which annually affects an estimated 247 million people worldwide...
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The history of malaria extends from its prehistoric origin as a zoonotic disease in the primates of Africa through to the 21st century. A widespread and...
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refer to: Malaria (1919 film), a German silent film Malaria (1943 film), a French drama film Malaria (2016 film), an Iranian drama film Malaria!, an experimental...
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DDT (redirect from DDT use against malaria)
half of World War II to limit the spread of the insect-borne diseases malaria and typhus among civilians and troops. Müller was awarded the Nobel Prize...
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Antimalarial medication (redirect from Anti-malaria medication)
agent, often naturally derived, that can be used to treat or to prevent malaria, in the latter case, most often aiming at two susceptible target groups...
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Plasmodium falciparum (redirect from Malaria, falciparum)
parasite of humans, and the deadliest species of Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans. The parasite is transmitted through the bite of a female Anopheles...
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Avian malaria is a parasitic disease of birds, caused by parasite species belonging to the genera Plasmodium and Hemoproteus (phylum Apicomplexa, class...
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Malaria No More is a nonprofit organization that seeks to eradicate malaria. The organization has offices in the United States, as well as affiliates...
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Plasmodium vivax (redirect from Malaria, vivax)
recurring malaria. Although it is less virulent than Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest of the five human malaria parasites, P. vivax malaria infections...
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Malaria prophylaxis is the preventive treatment of malaria. Several malaria vaccines are under development. For pregnant women who are living in malaria...
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Plasmodium (redirect from Malaria parasite)
blood cells. The ensuing destruction of host red blood cells can result in malaria. During this infection, some parasites are picked up by a blood-feeding...
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Quinine is a medication used to treat malaria and babesiosis. This includes the treatment of malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum that is resistant to...
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Malaria has had a significant impact on the history of the Caribbean, due to its effects on the colonization of the islands and the corresponding impact...
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Artemisinin (redirect from Artemisinin and malaria)
semisynthetic derivatives are a group of drugs used in the treatment of malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum. It was discovered in 1972 by Tu Youyou, who...
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progress, malaria in Madagascar remains a major health problem, and severe malaria is among the top five causes of reported overall mortality. Malaria epidemiology...
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Mosquito net (redirect from Anti malaria bed net)
to be an extremely effective method of malaria prevention, averting approximately 663 million cases of malaria over the period 2000–2015. Mosquito netting...
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The mainstay of malaria diagnosis has been the microscopic examination of blood, utilizing blood films. Although blood is the sample most frequently used...
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which quinine is dissolved. Originally used as a prophylactic against malaria, nowadays tonic water usually has a significantly lower quinine content...
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Mosquito-malaria theory (or sometimes mosquito theory) was a scientific theory developed in the latter half of the 19th century that solved the question...
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The malaria therapy (or malaria inoculation, and sometimes malariotherapy) is an archaic medical procedure of treating diseases using artificial injection...
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Sickle cell disease (section Malaria prevention)
determined by E. A. Beet and J. V. Neel. In 1954, the protective effect against malaria of sickle cell trait was described. Signs of sickle cell disease usually...
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Plasmodium malariae (redirect from Quartan Malaria)
Plasmodium malariae is a parasitic protozoan that causes malaria in humans. It is one of several species of Plasmodium parasites that infect other organisms...
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Malaria was a severe epidemic in parts of Mandatory Palestine in the early 20th century. The epidemic killed many people from the biblical period until...
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The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (or simply the Global Fund) is an international financing and partnership organization that aims...
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World Malaria Day (WMD) is an international observance commemorated every year on 25 April and recognizes global efforts to control malaria. Globally...
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Malaria Journal is a peer-reviewed open access medical journal published by BioMed Central. It was established in 2002 and covers research on malaria...
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Mefloquine (section Malaria prevention)
brand name Lariam among others, is a medication used to prevent or treat malaria. When used for prevention it is typically started before potential exposure...
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for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on the transmission of malaria, becoming the first British Nobel laureate, and the first born outside...
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