Malaria refers to tropical infections that are characteristic to Asian, African and American regions. It is transmitted by an Anopheles mosquito when it first bites an ill person and then a healthy person. Malaria parasites are present in the blood and thus they travel to the new organism and multiply there in the red blood cells. Those parasites are called Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale.

The condition has got the following symptoms: fever, chills, nausea, dizziness and joint pain, also anemia and tachycardia. But mind that a condition is dangerous and can lead to coma or even death. Therefore this article is fully dedicated to information about the condition prevention.

• The first basic thing is information. That simple. If you are warned then you are armed. That is why make sure you get enough information about any place you go, wherever you decide to travel. Be wise and careful and if it is said children, old people, as well as pregnant women are not recommended to go here or there then it is, probably, better not to risk.
• Another important measure is to take anti-malaria medications. Make sure you check the type of drugs and their dosage with your healthcare provider as their effect is always individual. It is even more important that you take drugs if you go somewhere to a rural area. The most common malaria medications are Chloroquine, Mefloquine, Primaquine, Doxycycline.
• Malaria, though, is able to affect even a person who took drugs. Therefore it is essential to know the symptoms and recognize them in time. One of the first and significant symptoms is fever. Be very careful about it and provided you have traveled somewhere and got fever within a year – this is a reason to go and see a doctor.
• Keep in mind that mosquitoes like to lay eggs in stagnant waters therefore it should not be kept at home in order to prevent the breeding and spread of mosquitoes.
• The best way to prevent the condition is to refrain from mosquito bites. The main time of their activity is evening and night therefore the place where you sleep should be perfectly gauzed and also air-conditioned. Mosquito nets are a great help in the prevention of malaria. Insecticide-treated nets are broadly distributed by various organizations in rural areas.
• People who like adventures and hiking, and in general tourists who prefer wild nature are in a high-risk group.
• Spraying insecticides or mosquito repellents around the room before you are going to spend time there. Mosquito repellent creams are also of great use but it is recommended that you read the instruction carefully as the remedy can evoke allergy reaction, especially in children.
• Pay attention to your clothes because it may also be of help. Full-sleeved dresses or long trousers with thick socks and shoes are recommended even if it may be a little problematic in hot climate. Remember also that dark clothes attract mosquitoes a lot while light-colored one don’t and therefore should be preferred.
• If there are any suspicions that you might have malaria go and ask for medical help. In early stages the illness is effectively treated but if delayed or neglected it can have severe complications and in some cases are fraught with death.

It is very important that people were educated about malaria and its prevention. That is why there are so many campaigns carried out directed to make masse of people aware of the condition. It is even more essential to educate people from poverty-stricken areas where the risk is the highest. It will be easier to fight the condition if there is information how to do it and how to prevent.