Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, tiredness, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases, it can cause yellow skin, seizures, coma, or death. Symptoms usually begin ten to fifteen days after being bitten by an infected mosquito. If not properly treated, people may have recurrences of the disease months later. In those who have recently survived an infection, reinfection usually causes milder symptoms. This partial resistance disappears over months to years if the person has no continuing exposure to malaria.Malaria is caused by single-celled microorganisms of the Plasmodium …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 15 December 2024 French
24 p
vector-borne diseases, covering dengue, leishmaniasis, malaria and lymphatic filariasis. Des informations sur …
WHO: World Health Organization · 12 November 2024 English
xxii, 219 p.
management of childhood pneumonia, diarrhoea, and malaria 50 6.3.1 Availability of national policies/guidelines … National policy/guideline on the management of malaria with recommendations for children, by WHO region … Fig. 50. Recommended first-line treatment for malaria per national policy/guideline as reported in 2023 … National policy/guidelines on prevention of malaria as reported in 2023 WHO SRMNCAH policy survey … (SDG 3.2). • End epidemics of HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, neglected tropical diseases and other communicable …
WHO: World Health Organization · 11 November 2024 English
vii, 66 p.
(The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria [Global Fund], Switzerland), Ramy Guirguis (USAID … counselling 10.7 Immunizations 10.9 Deworming and malaria counselling and prophylaxis ANC assessment 10 … counselling 10.7 Immunizations 10.9 Deworming and malaria counselling and prophylaxis How this handbook …
WHO: World Health Organization · 8 November 2024 English
xxiv, 236 p.
specific contexts (eg. no need for a section on malaria, if malaria does not exist in the country where the … Haemoglobin 11. HIV test 12. Leukocytes count 13. Malaria rapid test or blood smear 14. Quick test for … screened before transfusion (HIV, HBV, HCV, malaria, etc) 34. Blood is available at hospital level …
WHO: World Health Organization · 8 November 2024 French
17 p
vector-borne diseases, covering dengue, leishmaniasis, malaria and lymphatic filariasis. Des informations sur …
WHO: World Health Organization · 7 November 2024 English
vii, 43 p.
6-month-old son Muhammad, who has tested positive for malaria, March 2023, Pakistan. © WHO / Panos Pictures …
WHO: World Health Organization · 13 October 2024 English
15 515 249 1 951 7 39 768 22 4 0 2 0 1 1 Legend Malaria Floods Humanitarian crisis Dengue fever Yellow … disease outbreaks, especially with rising cases of malaria and dengue. Coordination between the government … and equipment, including cholera kits and anti-malaria treatments, have been provided to the regional … outbreaks are prevented, particularly as cases of malaria and dengue are already rising, should be prioritised … deaths were reported from Tinzaouatine only Algeria Malaria Ungraded 28-Aug-24 1-Oct-24 4-Oct-24 421 421 12 …
WHO: World Health Organization · 6 October 2024 English
xvi, 174 p.
similar to national plans for other diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, onchocerciasis • Inadequacy of the national …
WHO: World Health Organization · 29 September 2024 English
15 515 249 1 951 7 39 768 22 4 0 115 28 Legend Malaria Floods Humanitarian crisis Dengue fever Yellow … revised. Ethiopia Malaria Ungraded 20-Jun-24 1-Jan-24 22-Sep-24 5917946 1023 0.0% Malaria outbreak is still … new malaria cases including 1,023 deaths were reported, far exceeding the total number of malaria cases … cases in 2023 alone. Since 2018, the number of malaria cases reported on a yearly basis has been continuously … malnutrition between February and April 2024. Madagascar Malaria Ungraded 28-Feb-24 1-Jan-24 12-May-24 1531902 212 …
WHO: World Health Organization · 22 September 2024 English
1 199 15 515 249 1 951 7 39 768 22 4 0 Legend Malaria Floods Humanitarian crisis Dengue fever Yellow … injured. Ethiopia Malaria Ungraded 20-Jun-24 1-Jan-24 18-Aug-24 4 773 900 918 0.0% Malaria outbreak is still … January and 18 August 2024, over 4 773 900 new malaria cases including 918 deaths were reported, the majority … malnutrition between February and April 2024. Madagascar Malaria Ungraded 28-Feb-24 1-Jan-24 12-May-24 1 531 902 … 902 212 0.0% Madagascar has been experiencing a malaria outbreak since last year and the same trend continues …
