If you are in the normal weight and BMI category before pregnancy, your weight gain should be about 37-54 pounds. Overweight women will aim for a weight gain of 31-50 pounds. Women who begin pregnancy at an obese weight should strive for a 25-42 pound gain.
Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human body, the parasites multiply in the liver, and then infect red blood cells. Usually, people get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito.alaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human body, the parasites multiply in the liver, and then infect red blood cells. Usually, people get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito.
Malaria causes. Malaria is caused by protozoan of the genus Plasmodium. 1  Infection begins with a bite from an infected mosquito. 2  The parasite travels from the mosquito to your liver, where the parasite begins to reproduce. 3  The parasite leaves the liver and travels to the bloodstream, where it infects red blood cells.