Malaria Symptoms

Signs and symptoms
... A malaria infection is generally characterized by recurrent attacks with the following signs and symptoms: Moderate to severe shaking chills High fever Profuse sweating as body temperature falls Gener...

Causes
... A one-celled parasite, plasmodium, causes malaria. About 170 species of plasmodium exist, but only four cause malaria in humans: P. falciparum. This species, predominant in Africa, produces the most s...

Malaria Prevention

Prevention
... There''s no effective vaccine against malaria. In countries where the disease is endemic, prevention involves keeping mosquitoes away from humans. This has included the use of insecticide-treated mosq...

Malaria Treatment

Complications
... Most complications of malaria are associated with infection by P. falciparum. Among the complications is extensive destruction of red blood cells, which can result in severe anemia. In addition, if pa...

Treatment
... A malaria infection, particularly with P. falciparum, is a medical emergency in the United States and the infected person is hospitalized. In most cases, malaria can be effectively treated with one or...

Malaria Other

Overview
... Malaria is a disease mostly of tropical and subtropical areas caused by a single-celled parasite and transmitted by mosquitoes. The illness results in recurrent attacks of chills and fever and can be ...

Malaria Research
... NIAID Research The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is a leader in research on the prevention and treatment of malaria. NIAID faces the challenges of malaria with laborato...