Malaria and Malnutrition. Malnutrition is another serious consequence of malaria.The disease can cause a loss of appetite and increase the body's nutritional needs, making it difficult for ...

Around the world, people of Jamaican heritage are starting to reconnect with the island's powerful language – and its complex history.

Malaria is a life-threatening disease affecting people globally. It is spread by mosquitoes carrying Plasmodium parasites ...

Malaria can also spread through blood transfusions, organ transplants, unsafe needle-sharing practices, and from mother to fetus. In the US, before the Covid-19 pandemic, there were about 2,000 ...

The last time mosquito-borne malaria occurred in the U.S. was in 2008, when eight cases were identified in Palm Beach County, Fla. Malaria Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

The 'magic' drug for malaria may be falling short : Goats and Soda The anti-malarial drug Artemisinin is highly effective. It's critical for kids, who are especially vulnerable.

Dr. Celine Gounder on mosquito-borne diseases and climate change 03:30. Genetically engineered mosquitoes with toxic semen could be a new weapon against tropical disease, Australian scientists ...

Anti-malaria medicine provided by the WHO was being distributed at local health centers in Congo, and WHO officials said more medical supplies were due to arrive in the country Wednesday.

A contract to manage and distribute $34 million worth of medical supplies in Kenya, including 2.5 million monthlong H.I.V. treatments, 750,000 H.I.V. tests, 500,000 malaria treatments, 6.5 million ...

Even as a child, I had some understanding of the complex history that shaped attitudes towards Patwa, which is spoken by an estimated 2.5 million people as a first language and millions more from ...