MALARIA

The Truth About Malaria

Malaria continues to be one of the world's biggest killers with an estimated 3 million people dying from it each year, and over 300 million people contract this disease annually (1). " Approximately 80% to 90% of all cases of malaria and 90% of deaths in the world due to malaria occur in Africa" (1). Annually, one million children under the age of 5 die from malaria in Africa (1).

Malaria is carried by the Anopheles mosquito which requires a blood meal to feed her developing eggs. Not everybody she bites will contract clinical malaria but you are at high risk if you are elderly, a child under the age of five years, pregnant or have low immunity. That's why it's vital to protect yourself and your family from malaria by taking preventative medication.

Reference:
(1). Sharp B.L, Freese J, Malaria in South Africa, CME, 1995; 13(8): 919 - 922

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