Utilizing Nanotechnology to Combat Malaria

Malaria is a potentially fatal disease caused by Plasmodium parasites. In humans disease is due to Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae, or P.knowlesi. Infection is spread through the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito. 

While person-to-person transmission is not described for malaria the life cycle of the parasite in the blood allows the pathogen to be transmitted from mother to child, and through blood transfusions and organ transplants. Malaria thrives in tropical and subtropical regions. The World Health Organization estimates that in 2013 there were almost 200 million cases malaria and more than 500,000 deaths. Most of these occurred among African children.  Read more>>>>>>>