Mention the symptoms and control measures of malaria.

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Malaria: It is an infectious disease caused by protozoan Plasmodium sp. which transmits to a healthy person by the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito.
Symptoms:
Fever
Headache
Feeling cold and shivers
Muscular pain
Weakness
Anemia
Control measures :
Make proper arrangements to prevent the mosquitoes from entering the home.
Use of mosquito repellents.
Spraying of insecticides to kill mosquitoes.

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