malaria: References & Edit History
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Assorted References
- causation by Plasmodium
- human adaptation
- transmission by insects
- tropical diseases
- use in paresis treatment
- word derivation
- World Malaria Day
immunity via
- hemoglobinopathies
- sickle cell trait
medical research
- In history of medicine: Advances at the end of the century
- In history of medicine: Tropical medicine
- Laveran
occurrence in
- China
- India
- 17th-century Europe
- Zambia
study by
- Gorgas
- Ross
treatment
- antiprotozoal drugs
- artemisia
- In artemisinin
- chloroquine
- In chloroquine
- primaquine
- In primaquine
- quinine
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added cross-references to Anopheles and Culex mosquitoes. Added information about malaria deaths since 2019. Modernized language throughout. | Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 16, 2024 | ||
| Modified title of Web site: Nature - Scientific Reports - Malaria. | Jun 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Scientific Reports - Malaria. | Jun 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Malaria. | May 26, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Malaria. | Apr 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Rochester Medical Center - Health Encyclopedia - Malaria. | Dec 05, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Malaria. | Sep 06, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - Malaria: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment. | Mar 14, 2022 | ||
| Removed media. | Dec 17, 2021 | ||
| Added mention that in 2021 China was certified as malaria-free by the World Health Organization. | Jun 30, 2021 | ||
| Updated information on trends in estimated malaria cases and deaths worldwide. | Oct 02, 2020 | ||
| Added an image of cinchona tree bark. | Feb 27, 2020 | ||
| Article restructured and information on artemisinin resistance added. | Jul 24, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: World Health Organization - 10 facts on malaria. | Jun 17, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 21, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Malaria. | Dec 09, 2016 | ||
| Updated information on malaria vaccines. | Jul 24, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedlinePlus - Malaria. | Apr 04, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Malaria. | Apr 04, 2014 | ||
| Added information about a vaccine for malaria made from attenuated Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites. | Sep 18, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: None. | Dec 27, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Malaria. | Dec 27, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pan American Health Organisation - Malaria. | Dec 27, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: NHS - Malaria. | Dec 27, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedicineNet - Malaria. | Dec 27, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: USA Today - Health Encyclopedia - Malaria. | Dec 27, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Emedicine - Malaria. | Dec 27, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Patient - Malaria. | Dec 27, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedicineNet.com - Malaria. | Dec 27, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Malaria: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment. | Dec 27, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - for Parents - Malaria. | Dec 27, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - How and Why Do Scientists Use an X-Ray Microscope. | Oct 19, 2012 | ||
| Added information on a study published in early 2012 that suggested that deaths from malaria were much higher than previous estimates by the World Health Organization. | Feb 03, 2012 | ||
| Added mention of the number of malaria cases and deaths reported in 2010. | Dec 14, 2011 | ||
| Added information on the decline of malaria cases and deaths between 2000 and 2009 and on the possibility for malaria elimination from one-third of affected countries within a decade. | Oct 18, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Emedicine - Malaria. | Oct 14, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Malaria. | Oct 14, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Merck Manuals - Consumer Version - Malaria. | Oct 14, 2011 | ||
| Updated to include information on long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets and on resistance of Anopheles mosquitoes to insecticides used in insecticide-treated bed nets. | Aug 18, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Science and Medicine - Malaria. | Jun 10, 2011 | ||
| Added images of Anopheles minimus and schizonts of Plasmodium vivax. | May 25, 2011 | ||
| Updated to mention the discovery of malaria parasites in the mummified remains of Tutankhamen's blood. | Feb 18, 2010 | ||
| Added information on the evolution of malaria parasites in primates. | Feb 03, 2010 | ||
| Added information on Plasmodium knowlesi as a cause of malaria in humans. | Sep 09, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Geographic - Science and Space - Malaria. | Apr 16, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Sep 24, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Malaria. | Sep 02, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 26, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: United Nations Publications - Malaria. | Apr 25, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: MicrobiologyBytes - Malaria. | Apr 25, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Geotimes - Malaria Mapping and Prevention. | Apr 25, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Experiment Files - Malaria. |
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Nov 14, 2006 | |
| Added new Web site: Buzzle.com - Malaria. | Nov 07, 2006 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 18, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 11, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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