Malaria is a chronic disease of the blood that is caused by a parasite that is spread by a mosquito bite. The parasite is called Plasmodium. Malaria is responsible for millions of people dying each year. The parasite affects the blood and the liver. By the time the parasite affects the liver, the symptoms are very high and damaging.

Malaria can cause jaundice and also severe anemia. The parasite directly attacks the blood cells. It takes nearly 9 days for the parasite to incubate. Once it incubates it starts multiplying by laying eggs inside the red blood cells. The parasite travels to the liver by getting into the blood stream. Once the cells are filled with eggs, they burst, and the parasite spreads to several more cells.

The parasites continually spread from one cell to another. However, the body reacts strongly by developing high fever. The white blood cells start fighting the parasites and kill them constantly. However, over a period of time, these parasites are capable of doubling their numbers in a matter of seconds, and the body is put under a lot of stress to produce more white blood cells, and thus, starts developing high fever and chills.

If malaria has been diagnosed early, the parasites may not affect the liver and can be controlled in the incubation stage itself. There are different stages in the development of the malarial parasite and the earlier stage the parasite is controlled the better. There is no vaccination for malaria but effective treatment is available through medications.

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