Can anyone describe Malaria?

Question

What is it/ how do you get it.
How did you get it during the Civil War.
How you get it today.
How it is cured.
What happens.
Etc, Compare and contrast today and civil war malaria

Answer 1

Malaria is one of the most common infectious diseases and an enormous public-health problem. The disease is caused by protozoan parasites. During the Civil War, as TODAY Malaria parasites are transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes. The parasites multiply within red blood cells, causing symptoms that include symptoms of anemia (light-headedness, shortness of breath, tachycardia etc.), as well as other general symptoms such as fever, chills, nausea, flu-like illness, and in severe cases, coma and death.
There are no shots for malaria, in fact it causes disease in approximately 400 million people every year and kills between one and three million people every year, mostly young children in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Answer 2

Describe Malaria

Answer 3

the primary vector for malaria is mosquitos, they carry the disease without having the disease, that was true in the civil war, and it is true today. Because of pesticides and because we are a bit more astute in draining standing water our mosquito problem has abated somewhat, although now we have west nile virus as well as malaria to be concerned with. Treatment in the civil war was non existent, many died from the disease, now we have medications that will control the problem, but I don't think there is an actual cure. The following websites should help you.
http://www.malariasite.com/malaria/history_control.htm
http://www.vermontcivilwar.org/medic/medicine2.php