The life cycle is very complex, but this diagram does a good job of summarising the stages.
About as simple as you're likely to find.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reversed a 30-year policy by endorsing the use of DDT for malaria control.
Background, how it spreads, treatment and the future.
Infection, global and regional risk, treatment, drug resistance, prevention, socioeconomic impact.
A mass free distribution of mosquito nets in Kenya that has nearly halved child deaths from malaria in high-risk areas has led the World Health Organisation to recommend for the first time that nets should be given away, rather than sold, in the developin
A look at the relationship between human and environmental health, using case studies from Kenya, Bangladesh and the USA to explore the outbreak of disease. Covering Malaria, Cholera, Dengue Fever and West Nile Virus.
The rapidly spreading disease affects more people than ever before. But until recently, the outcry has been muted. Video, photos and information.