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Malaria |
A protozoan disease caused in humans by four species of the PLASMODIUM genus: PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM OVALE; and PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; and transmitted by the bite of an infected female mosquito of the genus ANOPHELES. Malaria is endemic in parts of Asia, Africa, Central and South America, Oceania, and certain Caribbean islands. It is characterized by extreme exhaustion associated with paroxysms of high FEVER; SWEATING; shaking CHILLS; and ANEMIA. Malaria in ANIMALS is caused by other species of plasmodia. |
Marsh Fever,Plasmodium Infections,Remittent Fever,Infections, Plasmodium,Paludism,Fever, Marsh,Fever, Remittent,Infection, Plasmodium,Plasmodium Infection |
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| D011635 |
Public Health Administration |
Management of public health organizations or agencies. |
Administration, Public Health |
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| D006266 |
Health Education |
Education that increases the awareness and favorably influences the attitudes and knowledge relating to the improvement of health on a personal or community basis. |
Community Health Education,Education, Health,Education, Community Health,Health Education, Community |
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Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D013188 |
Sri Lanka |
Country in southern Asia, an island in the Indian Ocean, south of India. The capital is Colombo. |
Ceylon |
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Warfare |
Methods of conducting ARMED CONFLICTS. |
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World Health Organization |
A specialized agency of the United Nations designed as a coordinating authority on international health work; its aim is to promote the attainment of the highest possible level of health by all peoples. |
Organization, World Health,WHO |
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| D057148 |
Insecticide-Treated Bednets |
Lightweight meshwork fabric made of cotton, silk, polyester, nylon (polyamides), or other material impregnated with insecticide, having openings too small to allow entry of mosquitoes or other insects, thereby offering protection against insect bite and insect-borne diseases. |
Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets,Treated Mosquito Net,Bed Net, Insecticide-Treated,Bed Nets, Insecticide-Treated,Bednet, Insecticide-Treated,Bednets, Insecticide-Treated,Insecticide Treated Bed Nets,Insecticide Treated Bednets,Insecticide-Treated Bed Net,Insecticide-Treated Bednet,Mosquito Net, Treated,Mosquito Nets, Treated,Net, Insecticide-Treated Bed,Net, Treated Mosquito,Nets, Insecticide-Treated Bed,Nets, Treated Mosquito,Treated Mosquito Nets |
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Disease Eradication |
Termination of all transmission of infection by global extermination of the infectious agent through surveillance and containment (From Porta, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 5th ed). |
Disease Elimination,Disease Eliminations,Disease Eradications,Elimination, Disease,Eliminations, Disease,Eradication, Disease,Eradications, Disease |
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