Malaria - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年12月4日 · Left untreated, P. falciparum malaria can progress to severe illness and death within 24 hours. There are 5 Plasmodium parasite species that cause malaria in humans and 2 of these species – P. falciparum and P. vivax – pose the greatest threat. P. falciparum is the deadliest malaria parasite and the most prevalent on the African continent.
Malaria - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年10月20日 · Malaria. Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. It is preventable and curable. There are 5 parasite species that cause malaria in humans, and 2 of these species – Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax – pose the greatest threat.
Malaria - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年12月4日 · Malaria is a life-threatening disease primarily found in tropical countries. It is both preventable and curable. However, without prompt diagnosis and effective treatment, a case of uncomplicated malaria can progress to a severe form of the disease, which is often fatal without treatment. Malaria is not contagious and cannot spread from one ...
Global Malaria Programme - World Health Organization (WHO)
Each year, more than 600 000 people die of malaria – a treatable disease. For effective case management of the disease, both early diagnosis and prompt treatment of malaria are essential. The best available treatment, particularly for P. falciparum malaria, are the artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs).
Treating malaria - World Health Organization (WHO)
Treating malaria. 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.
Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases
Data submitted by the national malaria control programmes (NMCPs) compiled by WHO. Data were reported from the laboratory or through case classification forms. Method of calculation: Indigenous cases and species were reported based on the following: total confirmed cases caused by P.falciparum, where no case investigations and case ...
The "World malaria report 2019" at a glance - World Health …
Plasmodium falciparum is the most prevalent malaria parasite in the WHO African Region, accounting for 99.7% of estimated malaria cases in 2018, as well as in the WHO South-East Asia Region (50%), the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region …
Updated WHO recommendations for malaria chemoprevention …
2022年6月3日 · Français. WHO published today in the consolidated guidelines for malaria a package of new and updated recommendations across a number of technical areas – from malaria chemoprevention and mass drug administration to elimination. The guidelines encourage countries to tailor the recommendations to local disease settings for maximum impact.
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. Cases caused by the most common of these species ...
Malaria vaccines (RTS,S and R21) - World Health Organization …
2024年7月19日 · As of 2 October 2023, both the RTS,S/AS01 and R21/Matrix-M vaccines are recommended by WHO to prevent malaria in children. Malaria vaccines should be provided to children in a schedule of 4 doses from around 5 months of age. Vaccination programmes may choose to give the first dose at a later or slightly earlier age based on operational ...