Malaria is spread through mosquitoes and can be fatal if it is not treated quickly. The disease is rare in the United States, with just about 2,000 cases each year, according to the Centers for ...

The major cause of malaria is the bite from an infected mosquito. Malaria is a life-threatening illness common in Africa and parts of Asia. When a mosquito is infected by plasmodium parasites, and you ...

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Researchers have identified a type of chemical compound that, when applied to insecticide-treated bed nets, appears to kill the malaria-causing parasite in mosquitoes. Published today in the journal ...

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Hundreds of people have tested positive for malaria in northwest Congo as health officials try to understand what may be behind a surge of illnesses that has surpassed 1,000 cases and killed at least ...