Malaria is a mosquito-borne illness that can be fatal to people. It is primarily distributed in tropical regions. It can be avoided and treated. This parasitic illness cannot be passed from person to person.

Bite of infected anopheles

• Infected anopheles mosquitoes can transmit the disease to people via a bite.
• After parasite infection, the sporozoites circulate through the body and eventually settle in the liver.

From a mother to her unborn baby

Congenital malaria transmission occurs when a pregnant woman unknowingly passes the disease to her unborn child.

Other causes

• Transfusion of infected blood
• From infected syringes

• The female Anopheles mosquito is the cause of the majority of cases of malarial transmission.
• Malaria can only be spread by Anopheles mosquitoes, which can only get infected after sucking the blood of a person who already has the disease.
• Malaria parasites, which are extremely minute, are transmitted from one person to another via mosquito bites.
• These parasites then combine with the mosquito’s saliva fluids and enter into the person bitten around a week later.

After coming in contact with an infected mosquito, symptoms usually appear between 7 and 14 days later. For individuals, especially those who have already battled malaria, the disease may cause very minor symptoms.

• Fever, headache, and chills are the typical first indicators of malaria.
• Due to the vague nature of some malaria symptoms, early diagnosis is crucial.
• Sweats, malaise, muscle aches, nausea, and vomiting are common early symptoms.
• Malaria can swiftly worsen into a lethal condition.

In the absence of prompt medical attention, malaria can be lethal. Complications due to malaria can cause life-long harm and appear quickly after the disease has been detected. For this reason, prompt medical attention is required.

• Anemia
• Cerebral Malaria
• Preterm birth
• Additional Complications: Liver failure, manifested by a yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes, and jaundice; shock, characterized by a precipitous drop in blood pressure.