Guide to Maleria - Signs and Symptoms and treament of Meleria

INTRODUCTION TO MALERIA

Maleria is decribed as the “King of Diseases” and is considered as the Number One killer infection in the world. There is a threatening increase of mosquitoes and other infections like Dengue and Chikungunya which makes it necessary for us to work towards eradicating the meleria diseases.

This infectious disease was considered as nearly-eradicated once but has now emerged with greater power affecting more than 300 million people and kills more than 3 million people every year. Eradication and control of this dreaded disease is possible only by the co-operation between the public and the government agencies. You require the necessary information and details about how this disease is transmitted before you can do something to eradicate the same.

How it happens?

Maleria is caused by Protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium. Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax causes the most serious forms of the disease. Other related species also can infect human beings. This group of species is referred to as maleria parasites.

These parasites are transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes which multiply within red blood cells. When this mosquito bites an infected individual, the sexual forms of the parasite are sucked and when the same mosquito bites another man for a blood meal, it inoculates the sporozoites into his blood stream and spreads the infection. These mosquitoes usually bite man between 5PM and 7 AM. The transmission of this disease can also happen through blood transfusion, from mother to the growing fetus (known as congenital Maleria) and by needle stick injury.

Malaria infections can be treated with anti-malerial drugs like quinine or artemisinon derivatives even though drug resistance is increasingly common. The bad news is that there are no vaccines available for this vector-borne infectious disease. Preventive drugs must be taken continuously to reduce the risk of infection.