Malaria imposes great socio-economic burden on huma nity.Moreover, in India, the government health sector, which provides free or highly subsidized health care, caters to the nee ds of 20% of the population, mainly in rural areas, whereas the rest of the population seeks health care in the private sector as their first point of contact, where the bulk of malaria i s generally treated empirical. Malaria parasites have the capability of multiplying into thousands every few days after they enter the bloodstream and hence, the dis ease can quickly turn into an epidemic. Therefore, a little caution, correct diagnosis and timely treatment can help save you a lot of trouble. Malaria is spread by the bite of the femal e Anopheles mosquitoes, which are most active between dusk and dawn. In most people, the symptoms begin showing 10 days to four weeks after infection. Malaria is widespread in many part s of India throughout the year. However, the colder regions of northern India usually have lesse r cases of the disease as mosquitoes do not thrive in low temperature areas. Malaria may be tre ated using the drugs. The treatment of the malaria is very complicated because different types of malaria require different types of drugs. Quinine is a classic type of treatment used for the malaria. Quinine is effective for particular types of malaria, but other parasites developed res istance to the quinine. These drugs are clindamycin, tetracycline, mefloquine, or sulfadoxi ne/ pyrimethamine. Chloroquine is advanced type of quinine.