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Offers resources on malaria (also known as Quartan malaria, Falciparum malaria, Biduoterian fever, Blackwater fever, Tertian malaria, or Plasmodium), a disease caused by one of four species of parasite of the genus Plasmodium. Includes symptoms and diagnosis, potential causes and risk factors, prevention and antimalarial medication, and treatment.


Malaria

Information on malaria, the risks, prevention, symptoms and treatment. Malaria is an acute flu-like illness caused by one of four species of parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Source:     Public Health Agency of Canada