Malaria is spread through mosquitoes and can be fatal if it is not treated quickly. The disease is rare in the United States, with just about 2,000 cases each year, according to the Centers for ...

Malaria continues to place a substantial burden on many emerging economies, contributing to significant loss of life, long-term disability, and economic disruption. According to the World Health ...

Scientists have uncovered how the parasite that causes malaria orchestrates their cell division -- which is key in enabling the parasite to transmit this deadly disease. They show how they have ...

Researchers have built a 3D human blood-brain barrier in the lab and discovered a key role of brain pericytes in cerebral malaria disease Cerebral malaria kills 1 out of 5 children that suffer from it ...

Disrupted care during the covid-19 pandemic led to sharp increases in other non-covid causes of illness and death, particularly mental health disorders, malaria in young children, and stroke and heart ...

There's never a good time to be bit by a mosquito, but it's more important than ever to stay protected from these pesky critters. The Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) recently issued a ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health alert in the U.S. after five locally acquired cases of malaria were reported in Texas and Florida in the past two months. But ...

Orient mosquito (Anopheles minimus), engorged with blood, feeding on the human host, 2005. Image courtesy Centers for Disease Control (CDC). (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) For the first ...