Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that is caused by Plasmodium parasites. Patients with malaria experience flu-like symptoms and, in severe cases, the disease can progress to neurological ...

In Gambia, about 400 children in 1,000 died before their fifth birthday. Perhaps half the victims were killed by malaria. Professor Greenwood, now 86, a malaria expert at the London School of ...

Malaria is one of humanity’s oldest killers, with records of cases dating back to ancient Egypt. But despite efforts to eradicate the disease, a new report from the World Health Organization ...

Chimpanzees bear genetic adaptations that help them thrive in their different forest and savannah habitats, some of which may protect against malaria, according to a study by an international team.

Female mosquitoes are targeted because only they bite and drink blood, thereby spreading diseases such as malaria and dengue fever. Scientist Sam Beach from Australia's Macquarie University said ...

Scientists from Oxford want to investigate a type of malaria that can remain dormant in the liver. Most of those infected have tested positive for malaria but other factors could still be at play.