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. In 2017, there were an estimated 219 million cases of malaria in 87 countries.

1. PRESENTED BY; WAJEHA SHAH

2.  Malaria is a life threating disease . It is typically
transmitted through Anophelese mosquitos the
mosquitos carry plasmodium parasite .

3. SIGHNS AND SYMPTOMS Sighn and symptoms begins 8-25 days after infection
but may occur later in those who have taken anti
malarial medication or prevention .
 Main symptoms of malaria are
 central headache, chills and sweating,Dry cough ,
vomiting, joint pain,Fever , muscular pain and spleen
enlargement

4. CAUSES
 Malaria parasite belongs to the genus plasmodium .
 In human malaria is caused by Plasmodium falciparum
,Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium vivax .
 Among those infected p.falciperum is most common
species identified is 75% followed by P.vivax 20%

5. LIFE CYCLE

6. EPIDIMOLOGY
 WHO estimate that in 2015 there were 21 million new
cases of malaria resulting in 43 thousand deathes
 Other have estimated that the number of cases are
between 350-550 millon for falciperum malaria
 Majority of the cases 65% occur in children under 15
years
 About 125 mollion pregnant women are at the risk of
infection every year

7. PREVENTION
 Method used to prevent malaria includes medications
, mosquito elimanation and pervention of bite.
 Individual should use mosquito repellent .
 Insecticides treated mosquito nets keeps the
mosquitoes away from people and reduce infection
rate
 Vector control refers to the method use to decrease
malaria by reducing the lavel of tranmission by
mosquito

8. TREATMENT
 Three medicians mefloquine, doxycycline or
combine atovaquone , proguanil is effective.
 Chloroquine is also used for treatment .
 Most medcines depends upon types and severity of
disease
 Simple or uncomplicated malaria is treated with oral
medication.
 P. falciperum is treated with artemisinins .

9.  Artemisinins combine therapy is 90% effective to treat
uncomplicated malaria.
 To treat malaria during pregnency WHO recomends
the use of quinine plus clindamycin early in
pregnency