Malaria
Malaria is a parasitic disease that is transmitted by infected Anopheles mosquitoes. It is also possible to pass the disease via blood transfusions and congenitally. Symptoms of malaria include chills, fever, headache, muscle pain, sweating, vomiting, convulsion, and potentially even coma and death. Plasmodium falciparum is the species usually associated with more severe symptoms while the other Plasmodium species are often associated with uncomplicated malaria.
It is estimated that 3.3 billion people live in areas where they can be exposed to Plasmodium species. The WHO estimates around 190-311 million clinical episodes and 708,000 to 1,003,000 deaths occur per year, making it the fifth leading causing of infectious disease death worldwide.