One of the greatest long-term needs of older adults and those with chronic illnesses is for in-home, custodial care services. These workers are often referred to as home health aides, certified nursing assistants and custodial care workers. These in-home workers make it possible for people with functional limitations to remain at home in a comfortable, familiar environment.
Malaria can be dangerous for a number of different reasons, some of which relate to each other. First of all, there are five different types of malaria that infect humans, and each varies in terms of its severity and potential for severe consequences. Even within these types, the severity of the disease caused (termed âvirulenceâ by scientists and doctors), can even vary by strain or geography.
Human malaria is caused by four different species of a parasite belonging to genus Plasmodium: Plasmodium falciparum (the most deadly), Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae, and Plasmodium ovale.The last two are fairly uncommon. Many animals can get malaria, but human malaria does not spread to animals.alaria is caused by the protozoan parasite Plasmodium, which is carried by mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. When the mosquito bites an infected person, it sucks in the parasites residing in the person's blood.