The World Health Organization called Thursday for more funds to help overcome towering challenges in the battle against malaria, which continues to kill hundreds of thousands of mainly African children each year. Malaria in videographic. VIDEOGRAPHIC
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00:00Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites.
00:09It occurs mainly in tropical and subtropical climates.
00:12The main symptoms include fever, headaches, chills, vomiting and diarrhea.
00:17If not treated promptly, it can have serious and sometimes deadly consequences.
00:22In endemic areas, many people naturally build up partial immunity.
00:26This can help reduce the impact of a severe outbreak.
00:29Young children are the most vulnerable group to malaria.
00:32Treatments are available for those infected with the disease.
00:35Usually an artemisinin-based drug is combined with another antimalarial medicine to lower
00:40the risk of resistance.
00:43Malaria is transmitted by the female Anopheles mosquitoes, which are the most active at night.
00:48After biting an infected individual, they then spread the parasite to the next person
00:52they bite.
00:54Infection is therefore strongly linked to mosquito presence and climate conditions.
00:59Infection is more intense during and after rainy seasons.
01:02The use of indoor insecticide sprays and treated mosquito nets are two powerful ways of reducing
01:08transmission in at-risk zones.
01:13The World Health Organization has recommended two malaria vaccines, which have been shown
01:18to significantly reduce malaria among children.
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