RECORD OF COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST MALARIA DEATH RATE IN 2020

Malaria

Also called: plasmodium infection.

A disease caused by a plasmodium parasite, transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes.

The severity of malaria varies based on the species of plasmodium.

Maleria is a life threatening disease spread to humans by some types of mosquitoes 🦟. It is mostly found in tropical areas

SYMPTOMS OF MALARIA

Symptoms are chills, fever and sweating, fatigue, seizures, difficult breathing etc.usually occurring a few weeks after being bitten.

Infants, children under 5, pregnant women, people infected with HIV/AIDS are at higher risk of these infection.

HOW TO PREVENT MALERIA.

1 Apply mosquito repellent with DEET (diethyltoluamide) to exposed skin.
2 Drape mosquito netting over beds.
3 Put screens on windows and doors.
4 Treat clothing, mosquito nets, tents, sleeping bags and other fabrics with an insect repellent called permethrin.
5 Wear long pants and long sleeves to cover your skin.

REPORTS.

The report on these six countries are;

BURKINAFASO(3.4%) , ANGOLA (3.4%) MOSAMBIQUE(4%) , UGANDA (5%) , THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO (12%), NIGERIA (27%), and others (45.2%).

According to the latest report there were an estimated 619 000 malaria deaths globally in 2021 compared to 625 000 in the first year of the pandemic. In 2019, before the pandemic struck, the number of deaths stood at 568 000. Malaria cases continued to rise between 2020 and 2021, but at a slower rate than in the period 2019 to 2020