Stayin' Alive

Jason Castro joins the fight against Malaria as the "Stayin' Alive" Ambassador for Malaria No More.

The "Stayin' Alive" campaign is Malaria No More's flagship grassroots movement, focused on empowering American students to fight malaria through school dances and other events.

"I'm excited to join Malaria No More's efforts and show our students how they can help," said Jason Castro. "I was personally surprised to learn that malaria continues to be an epidemic in parts of the world, so I'm thrilled to do whatever I can to raise awareness of the continuing fight against this disease."

"Malaria is a disease of the blood that is caused by a parasite transmitted from person to person by certain types of mosquitoes. Malaria symptoms, which appear about 9 to 14 days after the infectious mosquito bite, include fever, headache, vomiting and other flu-like symptoms. If drugs are not available for treatment or if the parasites are resistant to them, the infection can lead to coma, severe life-threatening anemia, and death by infecting and destroying red blood cells and by clogging the capillaries that carry blood to the brain (cerebral malaria) or other vital organs. Worldwide, malaria causes almost 250 million illnesses and more than one million deaths annually." In Africa alone, Malaria kills a child every 30 seconds.

For more information or to find out how you can help Jason and Malaria No More in the fight against this awful disease, visit www.malarianomore.org.

Click here to read the full press release announcing Jason's partnership with this worthwhile organization.