Disease & Transmission

Children are most vulnerable to malaria.

Malaria is transmitted when a person is bitten by a mosquito carrying the parasite that causes the disease.

Types of Malaria

There are four species of parasites that cause malaria in humans.

The most common species in Africa is the Plasmodium falciparum species, which causes the most virulent and potentially deadly form of the disease.

The Plasmodium vivax species causes a recurrent, episodic but not life-threatening form of malaria.

The other two species that cause malaria are Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium malariae.

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Fighting Malaria in Africa

There are an estimated 250 million cases of malaria each year, resulting in nearly 800,000 deaths. The majority of these deaths are children younger than five years old. Join us in the fight against malaria in Africa. Give today.

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