Malaria

Parasite spread by Anopheles mosquito; killed more humans than any other disease in history

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Caused by Plasmodium parasites (falciparum most deadly); transmitted by female Anopheles mosquito
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Charles Laveran (1880) discovered parasite; Ronald Ross (1897) proved mosquito transmission in India
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India: 5.5 million cases/year; WHO launched first malaria vaccine (R21/Matrix-M) in Africa in 2023

💊 Did you know? Ronald Ross won the Nobel Prize (1902) for discovering that malaria is transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito — he was a British officer in India

Malaria

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