Malaria Rapid Tests

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Malaria remains one of the most serious tropical and subtropical diseases in many countries of the world. It is characterized by fever, chills and anemia and is caused by a parasite that is transmitted from one human to another by the bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes. Humans are hosts for four main Plasmodium species: P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malariae. In humans the parasite called sporozoites migrate to the liver and release another form called merozoites. Globally, ~50% of infections are caused due to P. vivax, ~40% are due to P. falciparum, ~ 10% due to P. malariae and <1% to P. ovale. The disease now occurs in more than 90 countries worldwide, and it is estimated that there are over 500 million clinical cases and 2.7 million malaria-caused deaths per year. At present, malaria is diagnosed by looking for the parasites in a drop of blood. Blood will be put into a microscope slide and stained so that the parasites will be visible under a microscope.