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Malaria is an parasitic disease primarily carried by a female Anopheles mosquito. It is the top cause of death in children under age 5 in sub-Saharan Africa.

5 Great Resources on Malaria

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Malaria
• World Health Organization: Malaria
• Mayo Clinic: Malaria
• MedlinePlus: MedlinePlus
• Patient Health International: Types of malaria, malaria symptoms,malaria treatment

What is Malaria?

• Wikipedia: Malaria
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Frequently Asked Questions about Malaria
• Malaria Foundation International: About Malaria
• About.com: Malaria
• MedlinePlus: Malaria

What Are The Symptoms of Malaria?

• World Health Organization: Malaria diagnosis
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Diagnosis and Treatment
• Food and Drug Administration: First Quick Test for Malaria
• Mayo Clinic: Malaria: Signs and symptoms
• WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Malaria
• HealthScout: Malaria - Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
• eMedicineHealth: Malaria

What Are The Causes and Complications of Malaria?

• World Health Organization: Global Malaria Program
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention: About Malaria
• MedlinePlus: Interactive Tutorials: Malaria
• NobelPrize.org: Malaria - Past and Present
• Malaria Foundation Internationa: About Malaria
• Malaria No More: Malaria: The Preventable and Treatable Disease
• RightHealth: Malaria - Images

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Malaria?

• World Health Organization: Global Malaria Programme - Treatment
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Diagnosis and Treatment: Malaria
• Africa Fighting Malaria: Malaria : Treatment
• Africa Fighting Malaria: Treatment : Malaria in Pregnancy
• Africa Fighting Malaria: Treatment : ACTs & Other Drugs
• Revolution Health: Malaria Treatment
• Mayo Clinic: Malaria: Treatment
• Malaria No More: Malaria: A Comprehensive Approach

What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Malaria?

• Africa Fighting Malaria: Africa Fighting Malaria - Malaria : Prevention : Other Methods
• RightHealth Topic Page: Quinine - RightHealth Topic Page - Categorized Medical Information for Quinine
• Global Minimum: Eradicate Malaria
• UNICEF: Call for increased production of long-lasting insecticidal nets for malaria control
• Mercola.com: Herbal Treatment for Malaria

What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Malaria?

• World Health Organization: Global Malaria Programme - Drug Resistance
• WrongDiagnosis: Types of Malaria
• Mayo Clinic: Malaria: When to seek medical advice
• Brown University: Climate and Malaria
• allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Oiling the Battle Against Malaria Scourge

How Do You Prevent Malaria?

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Control and Prevention
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention: References and Resources
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Malaria: CDC Travelers' Health
• Mayo Clinic: Mosquitoes: Don't let them ruin your outdoor activities
• National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Diseases: Story of Discovery
• Malaria No More: Malaria: A Comprehensive Approach

Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Malaria

• Nothing But Nets: Simon Osunlana's Blog
• Malaria Matters: FBOs fight malaria in pregnancy
• Journal of Postgraduate Medicine: Malaria- hope on the horizon
• The National Academies Press: Vaccines Against Malaria: Hope in a Gathering Storm
• New Hope Blog: Glow In The Dark Mosquitoes

Foundations and Support Groups on Malaria

• Nothing But Nets
• Malaria Foundation International: official website
• Africa Fighting Malaria: official website
• Malaria No More: official website
• DailyStrength: Malaria Support Group

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Malaria

• Medhelp.org: Malaria articles, support groups, and resources
• Topix: Malaria Forums
• Malaria Foundation International: Friends

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Malaria

• PubMed Central: Defining Childhood Severe Falciparum Malaria for Intervention Studies
• PubMed Central: Associations between malaria and MHC genes in a migratory songbird
• JAMA: Treatment of Malaria in the United States
• JAMA: Prevention of Malaria in Long-term Traveler

Clinical Trials on Malaria

• CenterWatch: NIH Study Category: Immunology/Infectious Diseases
• ClinicalTrials.gov - Information on Clinical Trials and Human Research Studies: Trial List: Malaria Trial List

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