Symptoms of Malaria: Understanding the Disease Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. There are four main types of malaria parasites: Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, and Plasmodium malariae. Each type can cause a slightly different form and severity of […]











