WHO: Malaria 2010
- 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 mosquitoes.
annetaan nopea ja tehokas artemisiini-pohjainen kombinaatiohoito;
riskissä olevien henkilöitten tulee käyttää hyönteisiä tappavaa suojaverkkoa,
huonetiloja pidetään vapaina vektorihyttysistä insektisidien avulla
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