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Malaria is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Malaria, or a subtype of Malaria,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Malaria as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Types of Malaria:
Broader types of Malaria:
Incidence (annual) of Malaria: 1,800 cases annually (1997); 1,666 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)
Incidence Rate of Malaria: approx 1 in 151,111 or 0.00% or 1,800 people in USA [about data]
Worldwide incidence of Malaria:
300 to 500 million people develop malaria
Prevalance of Malaria:
In the United States, approximately 1,000
cases are reported annually, which researchers estimate represent only 25
to 50 percent of actual cases. (Source: excerpt from Microbes in Sickness and in Health - Publications, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: NIAID)
Geography Profile for Malaria: Countries in tropical Africa account for more than 90 percent of the cases and more than 6 percent occur in India, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Vietnam and Colombia. (Source: excerpt from Malaria, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
Complications of Malaria:
see complications of Malaria
Causes of Malaria: see causes of Malaria
Risk factors for Malaria:
see
risk factors for Malaria
Symptoms of Malaria: see symptoms of Malaria
Complications of Malaria: see complications of Malaria
Incubation period for Malaria: 10-16 days; 1-4 weeks depending on type; longer for people unsuccessfully taking antimalarials.
Incubation period for Malaria: Malaria symptoms can develop as soon as 6-8 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito, or as late as several months after departure from a malarious area (after antimalarial drugs are discontinued). (Source: excerpt from Facts About Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria: CDC-OC)
Contagion of Malaria: Spread by mosquito bites; rarely by other blood methods (transfusions, sharing needles); also mother-infant transplacental transmission
More information:
see contagiousness of Malaria
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Malaria
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Malaria.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Malaria.
Treatments for Malaria:
see treatments for Malaria
Prevention of Malaria:
see prevention of Malaria
Research for Malaria:
see research for Malaria
Hospitalization statistics for Malaria:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Malaria:
Main name of condition: Malaria
Class of Condition for Malaria: parasite protozoa
Ague, Jungle fever, Marsh fever, Malarial fever, Swamp fever, Paludism, Acute malaria, Chronic malaria
Acute malaria, Chronic malaria, Swineherd's disease, Weil Disease, Cane-cutter fever, Canicola fever, Hemorrhagic jaundice, Icterohemorrhagic fever, Leptospirosis, Mud fever, Rice-field fever, Stuttgart disease
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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