title: Malaria: its causes, treatment and methods of prevention.
abstract: Malaria is a serious tropical disease. Joyce Skeet outlines how infection occurs and the advice that can be given to travellers to avoid contracting the condition. The need for chemoprophylaxis for those travelling to high-risk areas is also identified
authors.affiliation: Holbrook Surgery, Horsham, West Sussex.
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skeet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D009033:Culicidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods; D010961:Plasmodium; D011247:Pregnancy; D011482:Protective Devices; D012307:Risk Factors