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What are the symptoms, casuses, preventions and treatment of malaria

 Malaria is a disease caused by Plasmodium, a single-celled parasite transmitted by mosquitoes. <a href='https://www.freepik.com/photos/mosquito-bite'>Mosquito bite photo created by jcomp - www.freepik.com</a> When a parasite enters a person's bloodstream, it begins to destroy the liver cells and red blood cells. This damage to the cells is seen as a variety of symptoms, and in extreme cases, they may indicate death. Malaria is a global health problem and affects millions of people, in particular, Children under 5 years old Pregnant women Patients with health conditions such as HIV and AIDS. People in tropical and subtropical regions are at greater risk of contracting malaria so much so that the vast area around the equator including Latin America, Sub-Saharan, South Asia, and South East Asia is known as the malaria belt. ? There are about 100 types of plasmodium but only 5 of them cause the spread of malaria in humans. The female Anopheles mosquito is the most ...