Malaria has been a serious health problem throughout history. Malaria affects millions of people every year, causing untold suffering and death in almost every region of the world. Several outbreaks of the disease have even occurred in the United States since the mid-1980s. The most severe form of the disease has developed resistance to cheap drugs.
Malaria is a complex disease, which makes developing a vaccine difficult.
Surround beds with nets to prevent mosquitoes from reaching people. Efforts such as this combined to reduce malaria cases in remote districts of the country by 25 percent in just four years.