Source: TH
Context: The World Malaria Report 2024 by WHO highlights India’s significant progress in reducing malaria cases but underscores the country’s continued burden in Southeast Asia.
About Malaria:
- What is Malaria?
- A life-threatening disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, primarily falciparum and P. vivax, transmitted through infected female Anopheles mosquito bites.
- How it Spreads: Non-contagious; transmitted via mosquito bites.
- Vectors: Female Anopheles mosquitoes.
- Symptoms:
- Begin 10–15 days after a mosquito bite.
- Common symptoms: fever, chills, and headache; can be mild in partially immune individuals.
- Prevention and Cure:
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- Vector control (e.g., insecticide-treated bed nets, indoor residual spraying).
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- Preventable and curable with early diagnosis and prompt treatment to reduce disease transmission and fatalities.
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India’s Present Status on Malaria:
- Reduction in Cases:
- From 22.8 million (2000) to 4 million (2023) — an 82.4% decrease.
- Decrease in Deaths:
- From 35,000 (2000) to 6,000 (2023) — an 82.9% reduction.
- Case Incidence:
- 93% reduction since 2000.
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