Throwing Basket of Diagnostics, Drugs, Vaccines and Mozzie Stoppers at Malaria Has Not Stopped the Disease – The Mail & Guardian

Throwing basket of diagnostics, drugs, vaccines and mozzie stoppers at malaria has not stopped the disease – The Mail & Guardian

Malaria is caused by a very complex organism (parasite) which was found in mosquitoes trapped in resin from 30 million years ago. The parasite that causes malaria has therefore been around for many years before our own species. Here, I will explore why the parasites that cause malaria are so difficult to beat. The disease we know as Malaria was thought to be caused by breathing “bad air” (mal aria) that emanates from swamps. This was not “fake n…

Throwing basket of diagnostics, drugs, vaccines and mozzie stoppers at malaria has not stopped the disease

Malaria is caused by a very complex organism (parasite) which was found in mosquitoes trapped in resin from 30 million years ago. The parasite that causes malaria has therefore been around for many years before our own species. Here, I will explore why the parasites that cause malaria are so difficult to beat. The disease we know as Malaria was thought to be caused by breathing “bad air” (mal aria) that emanates from swamps. This was not “fake n…