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New study shows how exposure to Africa’s ancient enemy –malaria- may have led to lower COVID-19 severity rates SPECIAL ...

This combination of viral infections and malaria led to severe infections and deaths, particularly in children aged younger than 5 years old, with a case fatality rate of 2.2%.

Severe malaria in a child can involve a high fever, convulsions, anemia, kidney damage and respiratory distress, among other issues. "A child can become extremely weak.

It’s a case of severe malaria in the form of a respiratory illness,” it said Tuesday in a statement, according to Reuters. The ministry did not respond to multiple inquiries from NBC News.

Malaria, particularly in its severe forms, remains a global health and economic burden. It causes the deaths of more than 600,000 people every year -- most of them African children under five.

Some samples arrived to WHO's lab in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, about 48 hours by car from the Panzi health zone, which is why the disease has taken so long to identify ...

Finally, in 2014, results showed this vaccine cut severe malaria cases by about a third. This was a successful result, but not as much protection as scientists had hoped to see.

New study provides first evidence of African children with severe malaria experiencing partial resistance to world’s most powerful malaria drug. Published Nov. 14, 2024. Accessed Nov. 14, 2024.

About Severe Malaria Malaria is a febrile disease caused by Plasmodium parasites and is usually transmitted by mosquitos. In 2020, almost half of the global population was at risk of contracting it.

PRL2 regulates neutrophil extracellular trap formation which contributes to severe malaria and acute lung injury Journal: Nature Communications Published: 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45210-5 ...