Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is
transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human body,
the parasites multiply in the liver, and then infect red blood cells.
Symptoms
of malaria include fever, headache, and vomiting, and usually appear
between 10 and 15 days after the mosquito bite. If not treated, malaria
can quickly become life-threatening by disrupting the blood supply to
vital organs. In many parts of the world, the parasites have developed
resistance to a number of malaria medicines.
Key
interventions to control malaria include: prompt and effective
treatment with artemisinin-based combination therapies; use of
insecticidal nets by people at risk; and indoor residual spraying with
insecticide to control the vector mosquitoe
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