Malaria

A life-threatening parasitic disease caused by <i>Plasmodium</i> (<i>P. </i>) parasites that are transmitted by <i>Anophles</i> mosquito bites to humans and is typically clinically characterized by attacks of fever, headache, chills and vomiting.

Keratitis

Inflammation of the cornea.


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PMID (PMCID)
790618
 MALE Infant, Newborn
Historical observations on herpetic keratitis.
Thygeson P.
Surv Ophthalmol. 1976;21(2):82-90.
Important points in the history of herpetic keratitis include (1) the close association of herpetic disease with malaria around the turn of the century; (2) the relatively benign nature of the disease, in contrast to herpes zoster keratitis; (3) the unfavorable response of the disease to immunosuppressive measures and diseases; (4) the failure of chemotherapy to influence favorably the natural history of the disease; and (5) the increasing visual damage caused by the disease since 1952 when corticosteroids were introduced into ocular therapy.