Abstract: The word malaria comes from 18th century Italian mala meaning bad and aria meaning air. Most likely, the term was first used by Dr. Francisco Torti, Italy, when people thought the disease was caused by foul air in marshy areas. It was not until 1880 that scientists discovered that malaria was a parasitic disease which is transmitted by the anopheles mosquito. The mosquito infects the host with a one-cell parasite called plasmodium.
Keywords: Malaria, disease, parasite, chloroquine, Plasmodium falciparum.
Title: Malaria: A life threatening disease
Author: SRIJITA DUTTA
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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