
Malaria
Malaria is a preventable disease that
is caused by the protozoa Plasmodium. The pathogen (disease
causing microorganism) is a type of protozoa.
The female anopheles
mosquito is the vector. It carries and spreads the pathogen, and hence
it is usually blamed for for the widespread of Malaria. Major symptoms of Malaria include high
fever, anemia, fatigue, headache and dark coloured urine. Unicef.org puts in their webpage that one
child dies of Malaria every 30 seconds. Optimists believe that deaths from Malaria can be ended in our
lifetime.
Deman
malaria merupakan penyakit yang boleh dielakkan. Ia disebabkan
oleh patogen Plasmodium, sejenis protozoa.
Nyamuk tiruk
(Anopheles) betina ialah nyamuk yang membawa penyakit Malaria. Gejala-gejala deman malaria termasuk
deman panas, keadaan darah yang kekurangan sel darah merah,
kepenatan, sakit kepala dan warna air kencing yang gelap.Unicef.com melaporkan dalam laman web
mereka bahawa seorang kanak-kanak mati setiap 30 saat disebabkan
deman malaria. Mereka
yang optimis percaya bahawa kematian disebabkan deman malaria boleh
berakhir dalam jangka hayat ini.