So in honor of this I'd like to share a few facts about this potentially fatal yet easily preventable disease:
Worldwide: 3.3 billion people live in ares at risk of Malaria transmission. That's half the world's population!
Malaria is the 5th cause of death from infectious diseases worldwide and the 2nd leading cause of death from infectious diseases in Africa, after HIV/AIDS.
By 1951, malaria was considered eliminated from the United States, although on average, 1500 cases are reported every years in the US.
Chinese medical wirtings described the symptoms of malaria as early as 2700 BC.
The female Anophales mosquito has been identified as the vector (or carrier) of the malaria parasite.
Malaria can hide in the placents of a pregnant woman, meaning that she is asymptomatic, but the baby is still at risk for anemia, premature birth and lower birth rate.
On August 20th 1987, Ronald Ross, a Bristish officer in the Indian Medical Service, was the first to demonstrate that malaria parasites could be transmitted from infected patients to mosquitoes.
Facts for Mozambique
100% of Mozambique's population is at risk of malaria
Although, malaria accounts for just 29% of all deaths in Mozambique, it is the number one cause of death.
At 42%, malaria is the leading cause of deaths among children less than 5 years old
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