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Malaria
(Marsh Fever; Plasmodium Infections; Remittent Fever)
A protozoan disease caused in humans by four species of the PLASMODIUM genus: plasmodium falciparum; plasmodium vivax; plasmodium ovale; and plasmodium malariae; and transmitted by the bite of an infected female mosquito of the genus anopheles. Malaria is endemic in parts of asia, africa, central and south america, oceania, and certain Caribbean islands. It is characterized by extreme exhaustion associated with paroxysms of high fever; sweating; shaking chills; and anemia. Malaria in animals is caused by other species of plasmodia.
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 areas endemic for malaria wwwnc.cdc.gov |  Malaria - Wikipedia, the free en.wikipedia.org |  The malaria parasite life www.dpd.cdc.gov |  Malaria en.wikipedia.org |
 Malaria www.who.int |  is at risk of malaria, www.bimcbali.com |  me: Could malaria-infected www.npr.org |  from malaria the parasite www.celtnet.org.uk |
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Global Malaria Action Plan, Global Malaria Action Plan (GMAP), African Malaria Network Trust, Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership, Roll Back Malaria Partnership, Hedge Funds vs. Malaria & Pneumonia, MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference 2009, World Malaria Day, Africa Fighting Malaria, Malaria prophylaxis
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- Reported cases - Summary of cases reported on this disease.
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