A Texas man is one of five cases in the U.S. who contracted malaria locally, which means the mosquitos carrying the parasite are in the country for the first time in 20 years.
is one of five cases in the U.S. who contracted malaria locally, which means the mosquitos carrying the parasite are in the country for the first time in 20 years.
“When people get malaria, sometimes they can have very mild symptoms, and they’re pretty nonspecific, too. If you just have some mild fever and chills, nausea, vomiting that goes away, it may not raise up to the level where people are going to be thinking, is it something more significant,” Bowling explained.
Cheeseman said climate change has likely impacted the spread of the parasite. His work will help ensure that the medicine used to treat malaria changes along with the virus’ mutation.
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