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Protein Lounge animations @ www.proteinlounge.com Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by a protozoan parasite of the genus Plasmodium, which is transmitted from human to human by the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. There are four identified species of Plasmodium, namely, P. vivax, P. falciparum, P. ovale and P. malariae: P.falciparum being the most fatal one. The life cycle of Plasmodium inside human body begins with a series of asexual divisions in liver and then red blood cells. The sporozoites, injected by the infected female Anopheles mosquito, are carried to the liver, where they undergo asexual forms known as exoerythrocytic schizogony to form merozoites. When these infected liver cells burst, merozoites are released into the blood, where they invade red blood cells. After invading the erythrocyte, merozoite de-differentiates into a round trophozoite form. The young trophozoite or the ring stage grows substantially to form schizont. Finally, it undergoes 4-5 rounds of binary divisions during the schizont stage, producing 8-36 new merozoites that burst from the host cell to invade new erythrocytes, beginning another round of infection. This phase of the infection (erythrocytic schizogony) is responsible for malaria pathogenesis. The parasites multiply within red blood cells, causing symptoms that include symptoms of anemia (light-headedness, shortness of breath, tachycardia, etc.), as well as other general symptoms such as fever, chills ...

A video showing the dangers of Malaria, how easily it can spread, and it's effects on humans.

malaria life cycle in man and mosquito....

Watch More: animal.discovery.com The deadliest parasitic disease on Earth causes nearly a million deaths a year.

Two African mothers struggle to find treatment for their daughters who are battling Malaria. Learn about the severity of the endemic and the complexity surrounding Malaria treatment and diagnosis in Africa. Learn more about the Novartis Malaria Initiative at www.malaria.novartis.com © 2011 Novartis AG

Malaria! Super 8 movie as videoclip from the 80s. Directed by Dieter Hormel and Brigitte Bühler.

I believe this is from a 1982 music festival in Dusseldorf. Here's a link for info on Malaria: www.m-enterprise.de The great compilation DVD that this video is from: www.empty.de

World Malaria Day, April 25th, was established in 2007 by the World Health Assembly to recognize the efforts, successes, and ongoing needs of the global health community in the fight against malaria. The 2012 World Malaria Day theme is "Sustain Gains, Save Lives: Invest in Malaria" and reminds the world that while significant progress has been made (malaria deaths have dropped by 33% in Africa since 2000), only continued investment in control efforts will ensure that we can stop deaths from this preventable and treatable disease. Support World Malaria Day by tweeting, posting and sharing the #endmalaria hashtag. Take a Minute to #endmalaria (www.malarianomore.org/minute).

www.biteback.net - Malaria kills 2000 children every day. Malaria starts with a fever. Then come the headaches and the vomiting. If not treated quickly, malaria can overwhelm the body or even infect the brain and cause a coma. At this point, malaria becomes fatal. One simple device can provide safety from the disease and stop the suffering a mosquito net.

NBA Legend Shaquille O'Neal and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon are joining Malaria No More to ensure that every family in Africa has access to tools to prevent, diagnose and treat malaria. Together, we can make malaria no more