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Which one causes malaria, mosquito or virus?

Which one causes malaria, mosquito or virus?

Malaria is caused by parasites, not by a virus or by a type of bacterium.

Last updated on 28 Sep 2023

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How to prevent malaria?

Use of chemical larvicides like abate in potable water and also use of mosquito repellant creams can help in preventing musquitos to an extent.

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Is malaria a viral or a bacterial disease?

Malaria is neither a viral or a bacterial disease.

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What is the difference between malaria and viral infection?

In Malaria, fever tends to have a cyclic pattern, occurring in episodes every 24 to 72 hours, depending on the type of malaria parasite involved. It can also cause anemia and an enlarged spleen. In the case of viral fever, the fever often known as febrile viral disease, is a widespread health risk that affects people of all ages.

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What should be the right way to treat malaria?

Antimalarial drugs include artemisinin drugs (artemether and artesunate). The best treatment for Plasmodium falciparum malaria, if available, is artemisinin combination therapy along with drinking plenty of fluids.

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Is malaria caused by a parasite that lives in mosquitoes?

Malaria is caused by a single-cell parasite called Plasmodium. The parasite infects female mosquitoes when they feed on an infected person's blood. Once in the mosquito's midgut, the parasites multiply and migrate to the salivary glands, ready to infect a new person when the mosquito next bites.

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PERIPHERAL SMEAR FOR MALARIAL PARASITE (MP)

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