Origin
As long back as 2700 B.C., ancient Chinese medical writings from the Nei Cheng (the canon of medicine) discovered malaria. The Greeks had recognized it in 4th Century B.C. In South India, in the Susruta (medical treatise), symptoms such as malarial fever were discovered. Malaria occurs in many places in the world such as Africa, Central and South America, Asia, Southeast Asia, Papua New Guinea and the Western Pacific islands. Over a million people die each year in these places caused by malaria. Hundreds and thousands of tourists get malaria during their travels to countries where it is present. Tourists get very ill because they have no previous exposure and no resistance from malaria.
Old species of malaria had originated 100 million years ago according to the international scientists. The most deadly ones although cam 4,000-10,000 years ago. This made the other parasite species less deadly. These parasites evolved to make a stronger parasite (Plasmodium falciparum). The origin of which the parasite came from is still being identified but some suspect that it came from primates.
As long back as 2700 B.C., ancient Chinese medical writings from the Nei Cheng (the canon of medicine) discovered malaria. The Greeks had recognized it in 4th Century B.C. In South India, in the Susruta (medical treatise), symptoms such as malarial fever were discovered. Malaria occurs in many places in the world such as Africa, Central and South America, Asia, Southeast Asia, Papua New Guinea and the Western Pacific islands. Over a million people die each year in these places caused by malaria. Hundreds and thousands of tourists get malaria during their travels to countries where it is present. Tourists get very ill because they have no previous exposure and no resistance from malaria.
Old species of malaria had originated 100 million years ago according to the international scientists. The most deadly ones although cam 4,000-10,000 years ago. This made the other parasite species less deadly. These parasites evolved to make a stronger parasite (Plasmodium falciparum). The origin of which the parasite came from is still being identified but some suspect that it came from primates.