Malaria Watch Blog
March 9th
New research is underway to devestate the development of wings on femal mosquitoes in order to prevent the spread of disease such a dengue fever and malaria.
Females do the biting, but if they can't fly they can't zoom in on their victims. They would ...
March 8th
The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria has issued a report on the progress made against the three diseases
March 4th
We know there is evidence that large scale net distributions are having a positive impact on malaria endemic countries in Africa, but there remain challenge. Getting families to use the net correctly, making sure the right groups of people are using the n...
Malaria Basics
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Malaria Facts
Malaria is a disease of the blood that is transmitted from person to person by certain types of mosquitoes. Typically, individuals bitten by these mosquitoes begin experiencing symptoms between 9 and 14 days later. The symptoms include fever, headache, vomiting and other flu-like symptoms. If untreated, the disease can kill, especially in children under 5 and pregnant women.
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Neglected Tropical Diseases
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of 13 parasitic and bacterial infections that affect over 1.4 billion people worldwide. These diseases are found in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, which contains roughly 90% of the NTD disease burden.
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Maternal and Child Health
Maternal and child health issues are intimately connected with malaria. In fact, 85% of the approximiate 881,000 malaria deaths are children under five. Additionally, malaria disproportionately affects pregnant women and can lead to other health complications for both of these vulnerable populations. Malaria kills and damages these groups and more must be done to protect them.
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