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How can malaria be considered a waterborne disease?
How can malaria be considered a waterborne disease?
How can malaria be considered a waterborne disease?
Malaria is the world's most important parasitic disease transmitted from one person to another through the bite of female Anopheles mosquitoes, which breed in fresh or occasionally brackish water.
Last updated on 09 Dec 2024
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Which part of the body does malaria affect?
Malaria can damage the kidneys or liver or cause the spleen to rupture. Any of these conditions can be life-threatening.
Last updated on 09 Dec 2024
Can malaria symptoms come back every year?
Malaria may recur. Some varieties of the malaria parasite, which typically cause milder forms of the disease, can persist for years and cause relapses.
Last updated on 09 Dec 2024
How is malaria treated and prevented?
Malaria is treated with prescription drugs to kill the parasite. It is prevented by applying mosquito-repellant creams and avoiding areas that are prone to malaria infection zones.
Last updated on 09 Dec 2024
Why is malaria considered a communicable disease?
Because the malaria parasite is found in the red blood cells of an infected person, malaria can also be transmitted through blood transfusion, organ transplant, or the shared use of needles or syringes contaminated with blood.
Last updated on 09 Dec 2024
PERIPHERAL SMEAR FOR MALARIAL PARASITE (MP)
Malaria Parasite, Malaria Parasite By Qbc Method, P/S
- Reports: Within 36 Hrs
- No preparation required