Unbelievable facts about MALARIA
Here are some key points on malaria.......... • Malaria was first identified in 1880 as a disease caused by parasitic infection • The name of the disease comes from the Italian word mal'aria, meaning "bad air" • Malaria is transmitted to humans through bites by infected mosquitoes • The most common time for these mosquitoes to be active is between dusk and dawn • Worldwide, there were an estimated 198 million cases of malaria in 2013 and 584,000 deaths • Malaria occurs mostly in poor, tropical and subtropical areas of the world • Malaria was eliminated from the US in the early 1950s, but the mosquitos that carry and transmit the malaria parasite still remain, creating a constant risk of reintroduction • Reported malaria cases in the US reached a 40-year high of 1,925 in 2011 • A malaria vaccine for humans is close to being approved for use in Europe • An estimated 3.4 billion people in 106 countries and territories are at risk of malari