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1 day ago · 247 million (2021) [5] Deaths. 619,000 (2021) [5] Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects vertebrates. [6] [7] [3] Human malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, fatigue, vomiting, and headaches. [1] [8] In severe cases, it can cause jaundice, seizures, coma, or death.
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Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a parasite: it is...
- Plasmodium
Plasmodium is a genus of unicellular eukaryotes that are...
- Malaria Prophylaxis
Malaria prophylaxis is the preventive treatment of...
- Malaria Vaccine
Comparison between RTS,S and R21. The most effective malaria...
- Malaria Antigen Detection Tests
Malaria antigen detection tests are a group of commercially...
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5 days ago · 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.
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5 days ago · Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, is a colorless, tasteless, and almost odorless crystalline chemical compound, [5] an organochloride. Originally developed as an insecticide, it became infamous for its environmental impacts. DDT was first synthesized in 1874 by the Austrian chemist Othmar Zeidler.
- C₁₄H₉Cl₅
- 354.48 g·mol−1
- 108.5 °C (227.3 °F; 381.6 K)
- 25 μg/L (25 °C)
1 day ago · The myriad medical breakthroughs in the 20th century — which included antibiotics and modern vaccines — made that utopian ideal feel tantalizingly close. Vaccination led to the global eradication of smallpox in 1980. Even today, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation lists one of the goals of its malaria program as “ending malaria for good
6 days ago · May 9, 2024 at 9:00 am. This backpack isn’t typical hiking gear. Look inside and instead of water and snacks, you’ll see swarms of mosquitoes. Molecular biologist Deogratius Kavishe designed the...
3 days ago · Arthropods ( / ˈɑːrθrəpɒd / ARTH-rə-pod) [19] are invertebrates in the phylum Arthropoda. They possess an exoskeleton with a cuticle made of chitin, often mineralised with calcium carbonate, a body with differentiated ( metameric) segments, and paired jointed appendages.
5 days ago · Rosemary. If you have a dry corner of your garden or windowsill that gets full sun, a rosemary bush will be very happy there. Just let it dry out between waterings, and it will reward you as an ...
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