Mild malaria: fever, chills, vomiting, headache, diarrhoea. Severe malaria: anaemia, jaundice, coma.

Malaria is a serious disease caused by a parasite that infects a certain type of mosquito.

Dec 4, 2025 · WHO fact sheet on malaria providing key facts, definition, information on transmission, symptoms, who is at risk, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, insecticide resistance, surveillance, …

Malaria is a potentially life-threatening illness caused by parasites. You get it through the bite of an infected mosquito. It’s most common in parts of the world that are hot and humid, like Africa and …

Feb 9, 2023 · Malaria can be fatal, particularly when caused by the plasmodium species common in Africa. The World Health Organization estimates that about 94% of all malaria deaths occur in Africa …

Mar 12, 2024 · Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite. Anopheles mosquitoes are the type of mosquito that transmit malaria from one person to another. Not all Anopheles mosquitoes have …

Jun 2, 2026 · Malaria is a serious relapsing infection in humans, characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever, anemia, enlargement of the spleen, and often fatal complications. It is caused by …

Sep 10, 2025 · Malaria is an infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium. Unlike bacterial or viral infections, malaria is the result of a parasitic invasion that takes …

Mar 18, 2026 · Malaria spreads through the bite of infected female anopheles mosquitoes. The parasite that causes malaria lives in warm-weather climates such as Africa, South Asia, and Central and …

Find out about malaria, including where it's found, how you catch it and what the symptoms are.