Malaria – A Curse to the Nations
The outbreaks of malaria are not uncommon and it is fatal disease if left untreated. Malaria is actually a infectious disease transmitted by mosquito and is caused by a protozoan of the genus Plasmodium. It has a very common occurrence in the tropical and the subtropical countries including America, Africa and Asia. Malaria affects 350-500 million people all over the world every year and about 1-3 million people lose their lives because of this fatal disease. 90% of the deaths due to malaria occur in the sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria is a major hindrance in the economic development of any nation as it is associated with the poverty. Basically five species of Plasmodium are known to infect humans with malaria but the species Plasmodium falciparum is known to be the most fatal one. Another species Plasmodium knowlesi generally causes heavy mortality in the population of macaques but can also affect the … Read more