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Infectious & ParasiticModerate
Malaria
General Medicine · Infectious & Parasitic
Moderate
Severity
Common in endemic regions — India accounts for a significant share of malaria cases in Southeast Asia, though numbers have declined substantially in recent years
Prevalence
No
Contagious
General Medicine
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Caused by infection with Plasmodium parasites
- 2most commonly P. vivax and P. falciparum in India
- 3transmitted through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito that breeds in stagnant water. The parasite multiplies within red blood cells
- 4causing them to rupture in synchronised cycles that produce the classic recurring fever pattern. Risk factors include living in or travelling to endemic areas
- 5inadequate use of mosquito protection
- 6and pregnancy
- 7which increases susceptibility to severe disease.
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