Prevalence of Malaria and Typhoid Fever Co-infection among Febrile Patients Attending College of Health Technology Medical Centre in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

The term Malaria originates from medieval Italian; mal and aria meaning “bad air”. The disease was formally called “ague” or “marsh fever” due to its association with swamps and marsh land (Reither, 1999). The term first appeared in the English Literature about 1829 (Strong, Richard P, 1944). International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 5 Number 4 (2016) pp. 825-835 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com