<h5>What is malaria?</h5>  <p>Malaria is a dangerous parasitic disease that causes a person to have symptoms such as fever, shivering, headache, pain in the muscles and joints, etc. Although malaria is easily preventable and treatable, it can be deadly if left untreated. </p>
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Since there is no specific medication available for the treatment of malaria, the best way to fight malaria is to treat its symptoms. 
</p> <h5>How is malaria caused?</h5>  <p>Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite. A parasite is a microscopic organism that lives inside or on another organism. These parasites can enter the human body through bites of an infected mosquito. However, only a specific type of female mosquito can carry this parasite. This mosquito is known as the “anopheles mosquito”.</p>
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The malaria-causing parasite sits in the red blood cells of an infected person. This means that an infected person can spread malaria by donating blood, donating organs, or sharing needles or syringes. Malaria can also be passed from a mother to her unborn child before or after delivery. 
</p> <h5>Are vaccinations available against malaria?</h5>  <p>The mission to develop a vaccine against malaria has been on for over a hundred years now. Malaria kills about fifty lakh people each year, nearly all of them in sub-Saharan Africa. Comparatively, there are around one thousand deaths from malaria in India and less than fifty deaths in the United States. </p>
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Recently, the World Health Organization has approved the use of a vaccine called ‘RTS,S’ against Malaria for the first time. This vaccine is sold by the name of ‘Mosquirix’. This is the first-ever vaccination against a disease caused by a parasite. For now, this vaccine is used in sub-Saharan Africa, home to one of the five deadliest types of malaria. </p>
<p>This vaccine has been made by GlaxoSmithKline and is supposed to be administered thrice between ages 5 months and 17 months, and then once more roughly 18 months later. </p>
<p>Studies have shown that vaccination reduced hospitalizations for severe malaria by about 30%. Some scientists have expressed concerns about the vaccine’s moderate efficacy and the difficulty of vaccinating children in a timely manner. 
</p> <h5>How do I stay safe from malaria?</h5>  <p>Some of the most common methods to prevent malaria include using mosquito repellents and mosquito nets, wearing long-sleeve clothes in areas prone to mosquitos, and closing doors and windows during evenings. Another important method to avoid malaria is to remove stagnant water from your surroundings. 
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