Malaria Parasites May Benefit from Climate Change
Malaria is transmitted from one human to another by the female anophelene mosquito. For malaria to establish itself and become endemic in an area, a number of factors need to come together. These include temperature, population density, a reservoir of humans with malaria parasites in their blood, an...
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Published in | Alternatives journal (Waterloo) Vol. 26; no. 4; p. 2 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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01.01.2006
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Summary: | Malaria is transmitted from one human to another by the female anophelene mosquito. For malaria to establish itself and become endemic in an area, a number of factors need to come together. These include temperature, population density, a reservoir of humans with malaria parasites in their blood, and sufficient anophelene mosquitoes. |
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ISSN: | 1205-7398 |