Anemia(a-NEE-mee-a) A condition in which the number of red blood cells is below normal.
AnophelesA genus of mosquito, some species of which can transmit human malaria.
AnorexiaAn abnormal loss of the appetite for food. Anorexia can be caused by cancer, AIDS, a mental disorder (i.e., anorexia nervosa), or other diseases.
AnthropophilicDescribes mosquitoes that prefer to take blood meals from humans.
AntibioticA drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other microorganisms. Atrial Fibrillation: A heart rhythm disorder (arrhythmia) that usually…
Antibody(AN-tee-BAH-dee) A type of protein made by plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) in response to an antigen (foreign substance).
AntigenA substance that causes the immune system to make a specific immune response.
Antimicrobial agentsThe drugs, chemicals, or other substances that kill or slow the growth of microbes.
Antimicrobial resistanceAntimicrobial resistance is the result of microbes changing in ways that reduce or eliminate the effectiveness of drugs, chemicals, or other agents to…
ArtemisininsA class of drugs used for the treatment (not prevention) of malaria usually as a part of a combination therapy, derived from the sweet wormwood or Qinghao…
AtovaquoneA drug used against malaria. It is found in the combination atovaquone-proguanil which can be used for both prevention and treatment.
AutochthonousRegarding malaria, it refers to local transmission by mosquitoes. This can either be indigenous (a geographic area where malaria occurs regularly) or…