Catalog

Malaria

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Link to WHO Definition

Malaria – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1439886552

A disease caused by an infection with a protozoan parasite from the Plasmodium genus. This disease commonly presents with fever, chills, headache, nausea and vomiting, or malaise. Transmission is through the bite of an infected mosquito. Confirmation is commonly by identification of the Plasmodium genus in a blood sample.

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