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Malaria is a potentially deadly disease caused by infection with the microscopic parasite Plasmodium. Plasmodium is transmitted to humans through bites from Anopheles mosquitoes infected with the parasite. According to the World Health Organization, malaria is present in more than 100 countries—mostly in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Each year there are roughly 300 million cases of malaria, and more than 1 million people die of the disease. Children and pregnant women are especially at risk for malaria. The March 23/30, 2005, issue of JAMA includes an article about malaria. This Patient Page is adapted from one originally published in the June 2, 2004, issue.
SYMPTOMS
Symptoms usually appear about 9 to 14 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.
- Sudden, violent chills
- Intermittent fever
- Sweating
- Exhaustion
- Headaches
- Seizures
- Delirium
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
- Malaria is best diagnosed by using a microscope to identify the Plasmodium parasites in a blood . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Sharon Parmet, MS, Writer;
Cassio Lynm, MA, Illustrator;
Richard M. Glass, MD, Editor
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Hugh Reyburn, Redempta Mbatia, Chris Drakeley, Jane Bruce, Ilona Carneiro, Raimos Olomi, Jonathan Cox, W. M. M. M. Nkya, Martha Lemnge, Brian M. Greenwood, and Eleanor M. Riley
JAMA. 2005;293(12):1461-1470.
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