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What is Anti-Malaria?

Malaria is a dangerous and potentially life-threatening disease. It is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito, which passes the malaria parasite into the bloodstream.

It is carried by mosquitos in high risk areas such as Africa, Asia, Central and South America and Middle East.

You must get medical advice on which anti-malarial medicines to take from a suitable trained doctor or pharmacist. You may also need additional vaccinations and advice, see the website below for advice specific to your travel destination;

https://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/destinations.aspx

No medicine is 100% effective. If you have a high temperature (fever) during your visit to a malaria area, or up to a year after, you should suspect malaria. Contact a doctor immediately and let them know you have visited a malaria area.

Causes

Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite. The parasite can be spread to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes.

There are many different types of plasmodium parasite, but only 5 types cause malaria in humans.