Malaria Ms. Belton October 2014. What is Malaria?  Parasitic Disease  Plasmodium vivax  Plasmodium ovale  Plasmodium falciparum  Plasmodium malariae.

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Malaria Ms. Belton October 2014

What is Malaria?  Parasitic Disease  Plasmodium vivax  Plasmodium ovale  Plasmodium falciparum  Plasmodium malariae  Spread by female mosquitoes  Anopheles

Symptoms of Malaria  High fever  Shaking chills  Flu-like

Medicine Is there a vaccine?  No licensed vaccine Is there a cure?  Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT)  Quinine  (Antimalarial drug resistance)

Malaria Facts  ½ of the world is at risk  Mostly Africa  China, 2700 BCE- 340 CE  The Panama Canal ( )  Malaria eliminated in US in 1951

Global Impact of Malaria

Malaria Effects on Health Short Term  Pre-mature delivery of infants  Flu-like experience  Malaise  weakness Long Term  Neurologic defects  Anemia  Kidney disease (P. malariae)  Ruptured spleen (P. vivax)

Social Implications of Malaria  new cases in the US each year  627,000 deaths / year  91% of deaths in Africa  Most deaths are children

Prevent Malaria  Control mosquito populations  Destroy breeding habitats  Tires  Buckets  Stagnant ponds  Limit contact with mosquitoes  Insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs)  Indoor residual spraying (IRS)  Antimalaria medicine

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