Malaria is spread through mosquitoes and can be fatal if it is not treated quickly. The disease is rare in the United States, with just about 2,000 cases each year, according to the Centers for ...

The United States is currently seeing five cases of malaria spread by mosquitos within the past two months − the first time there has been a local spread in the past 20 years. Four of the cases were ...

Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium. The parasite is transmitted to humans most commonly through mosquito bites. The malaria parasites enter the bloodstream and ...

Malaria was virtually wiped out in the U.S. in the 1950s, but this summer the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced nine cases of “locally acquired malaria.” That means the people ...

Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium. The parasite is transmitted to humans most commonly through mosquito bites. The malaria parasites enter the bloodstream and ...

Malaria is an acute febrile illness caused by Plasmodium parasites, which are spread to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. The first symptoms – fever, headache, and ...

Cases of malaria are resurfacing in the U.S. this summer, and an unexplained fever could be one of the symptoms. Five cases have been diagnosed in the U.S. recently, four in Florida and one in Texas, ...