health - MALARIA Flashcards
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What is malaria
malaria is a life-threatening disease spread to humans by female mosquitoes
how the infection caused
infection is caused by a parasite and does not spread from person to person
cause - female mosquitos what do they do
Female mosquitoes aim 45 degrees at the arm and inject saliva and feed on humans. a mosquito will feed on a sick human and collect parasites, and the mosquito will transfer to a healthy human and give it to them.
cause - what areas
areas of shade in which the mosquito can digest the blood
cause - what temperatures
Temperatures around 15-40 degrees are ideal climates for the mosquitoes
cause - what climates
hot, wet climates e.g. tropical monsoon areas
cause - global…..
Global air travel leading to the spread of malaria
cause - nearby settlements
Nearby settlements as a mosquitoes need to feed on blood
effect - failiure
organ failure
effect - worst case scenario
death
effect - what happens to famlilies
families cant work and loose income
effect - what hapens to crops
crops may be left unharvested in fields since farmers are too ill to work
effect - tourism
few tourists want to visit the country therefore loss of tourist income
effect - income is too…
income too low and cant afford food which leads to starvation
strategies - what drug?
anti-malarial drugs kill blood parasites such as chloroquine
strategies - education
health education teach people how to be safe and protect
strategies - ddt
use pesticides to kill mosquitoes such as DDT
strategies - drain what
drain areas of stagnant water to reduce breeding areas
strategies - Chinese herbal
taking a Chinese herbal remedy called sweet wormwood as mosquitoes aren’t resisted to it
strategies - what the vaccine called
mosquirix is a newly approved vaccine to prevent malaria
