United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.099831708/2022A Stearman biplane sprays an insecticide during malaria control operations in Savannah.Photograph of a Stearman biplane sprays an insecticide during malaria control operations in Savannah, Georgia. The plane flies low over an open field. Palm trees line a road running next to the field.Malaria is a disease caused by one of four protozoan species of the genus Plasmodium. The parasite enters people through the bite of an infected female mosquito and invades the red blood cells. Sometimes the disease is transmitted through blood transfusion or from mother to fetus. Symptoms of malaria include fever, chills, headaches, muscles aches, and malaise. Prevention methods include use of antimalarial medicines as well as protection from mosquito bites. Malaria can be treated effectively in its early stages, but if left untreated, it can cause anemia and jaundice, and lead to coma, renal failure, acute respiratory distress, and death.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/malariaForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/malariaForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaMalariaDiseasesBiplanes--Georgia--SavannahTrees--Georgia--SavannahMosquitoes--Control--Georgia--SavannahAirplanes--Georgia--SavannahPesticides--Application--Georgia--SavannahPalms--Georgia--SavannahAeronautics in mosquito control--Georgia--SavannahMalaria PreventionStillImage