Malaria prevention treatment

Malaria is a serious and potentially life-threatening disease, transmitted through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. Malaria is widely distributed throughout tropical regions of the world; the African region reports the majority of cases. Malaria is preventable and curable if diagnosed and treated promptly. Travellers are advised to follow an 'ABCD' approach to preventing malaria: Awareness, Bite avoidance, Chemoprophylaxis (malaria prevention tablets) where appropriate, and Dia