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MALARIA-THE KILLER IN AFRICA
Introduction:
In Africa, malaria ranks third in the major infectious diseases dreaded in Africa. According to a survey in 2003, about 90% of the malaria deaths and 70% of deaths of children under five taking place in the world today occur in Sahara, south of Africa. In 1994, mortality due to malaria was estimated to be one million deaths every year, 90% of clinical malaria cases occurred in Sub Saharan Africa. Majority of the infections are caused by protozoan of genus Plasmodium Falciparum which is the most precarious amongst the four deadly malarial parasites and has only one host, which are the Homo sapiens. Malaria is transmitted by the bite of the most effectual malaria vector, mosquito Anopheles gambiae which is widely spread in Africa and thus the life cycle of the parasite exists between the humans and Anopheles. Fever is the main symptom of this disease. Although malaria was one of the first......

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