Malaria
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Definition/Description[edit | edit source]
Malaria is a parasitic infection caused by the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito.1 The infection can result from any one of five parasites from the Plasmodium group including Plasmodium flaciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malariae, and P. knowlesi. Malaria causes fever, chills, malaise, headaches, and myalgia and can result in death if not treated appropriately.1 The disease is most prevalent in Sub Suhahran Africa and Southeast Asia.1 It has been eliminated from the United States, but is still one of the most common causes of fever in travelers that have returned from the aforementioned areas.1
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