This site is exclusively dedicated to residents living, and healthcare professionals practicing in malarial endemic areas

If you want information about malaria before you go on a trip, read “Information for travellers”, one of the sections of www.impact-malaria.com.

Impact Malaria is a Web site dedicated to malaria. You can find answers to your questions on www.impact-malaria.com.

Plasmodium causes malaria

The parasites that cause malaria are called plasmodia. Plasmodia include Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium malariae, and Plasmodium falciparum.

Anopheles: the mosquito that transmits plasmodium

The vector of malaria is a mosquito called Anopheles. Only the female bites humans because its eggs depend on blood for nourishment.

The transmission of malaria is explained on www.impact-malaria.com

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