Malaria
malaria illness
What is Malaria?
Malaria is an intermittent and remittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite that invades the red blood cells.You get it from an infected mosquito.
Where It Is Found
Malaria is found in Africa , South America, and many islands.Just a little notice for traveling!
Malaria Prevented
You can prevent Malaria by antimalarial medicines and protecting yourself from mosquito bites in the mot common places.
Malaria Symptoms
Many symptoms of Malaria are shaking chills that are moderate to severe high fevers , profuse sweating , headaches,and nausea.
What happened in the book Little House on the Prairie with Malaria?
Little house on the prairie
In little house on the prairie the Ingalls family all caught the disease from mosquitos. They all thought they caught it from a watermelon growing in the creek bottoms. Their neighbors came and helped them with a doctor named Mr. Tan.