What is malaria?

Also known as: malaria fever, malaria infection.

Malaria is an infection from a parasite that is transmitted by mosquitoes. It’s more common in tropical parts of the world. If left untreated, the disease can be life-threatening.

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Reviewed by: Carolina Sanchez-Vegas, MD

This page was last updated on: 1/29/2019 3:21:13 PM