History of Malaria

By Dylan888

  • First Treatment for Malaria

    The purification of tree bark produced a treatment for malaria called quinine. It became the first treatment for malaria.

  • Identification of the Malaria Parasite

    Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran was awarded a nobel prize for identifying the first malaria parasite.

  • Mosquitoes Transmit Malaria

    Sir Ronald Ross was awarded a nobel prize in 1902 for showing that mosquitoes transmit malaria.

  • Discovery of Anti-malarial Drug

    Hans Andersag made the discovery of the first anti-malarial drug called chloro quinine in Germany

  • Insecticide DDT Test

    Paul Hermann Muller was awarded a nobel prize in 1948 for his work on testing the insecticide DDT in Switzerland.

  • Global Malaria Eradication Campaign launched by WHO

    The World Health Organisation launched a Campaign for global malaria eradication.

  • Anti-malarial drug becomes Resistant

    Anti-malarial drug Chloro quine was first reported resistant.

  • Drug Discovery and Vaccine Research

    William Trager and JB Jensen were the first to grow parasites in culture which led to the opening of drug discovery and vaccine research.

  • Reduction in Childhood Mortality

    20 percent of childhood mortality was reduced due to insecticide treated bed nets in various African countries.

  • Life Saving Inexpensive Anti-malarial Drug

    Life saving inexpensive antimalarial drug, artesunate, was proven to save children suffering from severe malaria.