Malaria - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年12月4日 · Malaria elimination is defined as the interruption of local transmission of a specified malaria parasite species in a defined geographical area as a result of deliberate activities. Continued measures to prevent re-establishment of transmission are required.
Malaria - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年12月4日 · Malaria occurs primarily in tropical and subtropical countries. The vast majority of malaria cases and deaths are found in the WHO African Region, with nearly all cases caused by the Plasmodium falciparum parasite. This parasite is also dominant in other malaria hotspots, including the WHO regions of South-East Asia, Eastern Mediterranean and ...
Malaria - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年11月20日 · The best available treatment, particularly for Plasmodium falciparum malaria, is artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). Antimalarial medicines can also be used to prevent malaria. For travellers, malaria can be prevented through chemoprophylaxis, which suppresses the blood stage of malaria infections, thereby preventing malaria disease.
Malaria - World Health Organization (WHO)
2013年6月9日 · Malaria is a parasitic disease caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. Humans become infected with malaria through the bite of a female mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles . Four Plasmodium spp. cause malaria in human beings, including P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale and P. malariae .
Treating malaria - World Health Organization (WHO)
Each year, more than 600 000 people die of malaria – a treatable disease. The primary objective of treatment is to ensure the rapid and complete elimination of the parasites causing the disease from a patient’s bloodstream in order to prevent an uncomplicated case of malaria from progressing to severe disease or death.
Malaria - World Health Organization (WHO)
2019年6月28日 · Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites that are spread to people through the bites of infected Anopheles mosquito vectors. Of the 5 parasite species that cause malaria in humans, P. falciparum is the most deadly. The first symptoms of malaria – fever, headache, and chills – usually appear 10–15 days after the infective mosquito bite.
World malaria report 2023 - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年11月30日 · The 2023 World malaria report delves into the nexus between climate change and malaria. Changes in temperature, humidity and rainfall can influence the behaviour and survival of the malaria-carrying Anopheles mosquito. Extreme weather events, such as heatwaves and flooding, can also directly impact transmission and disease burden.
World malaria report 2022 - World Health Organization (WHO)
There were an estimated 619 000 malaria deaths globally in 2021 compared to 625 000 in the first year of the pandemic. In 2019, before the pandemic struck, the number of deaths stood at 568 000. Malaria cases continued to rise between 2020 and 2021, but at a slower rate than in the period 2019 to 2020.
Malaria - Ethiopia - World Health Organization (WHO)
Between 1 January and 20 October 2024, over 7.3 million malaria cases and 1157 deaths (CFR 0.02%) were reported in Ethiopia. Malaria poses a significant public health challenge in Ethiopia, where approximately 75% of the land mass is considered to be endemic to malaria. Around 69% of the population residing in these areas face the risk of infection where periodic outbreaks …
World malaria report 2023 - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年11月30日 · This year’s report includes, for the first time, a dedicated chapter focused on the intersection between climate change and malaria. As described in the report, climate change is one of many threats to the global response to malaria. Millions of people continue to miss out on the services they need to prevent, detect, and treat the disease.