Essay on Malaria

MalariaNoMoreMalariaisamosquito-borneinfectionofhumans,amongotherorganisms,causedbytheparasite Plasmodiumfalciparum,whichafterbeingtransmittedbythevector,mosquitoesunderthegenusAnopheles, growsinabout6daysinsideofredbloodcellsmakingover20,000to30,000daughtercellsandburstouttothe celltogotoothers.EventhoughmalariaisverytreatableandhadevenbeeneradicatedinintheUSsince1951, thediseasecaused219millionclinicalepisodesand...

Malaria,justtheverynameringswithmenaceItisalifethreateningdiseasecausebyparasitestransmittedfrom infectedbitesoffemalemosquitoes.Nowifyouliveinanyareathatishumid,hot,andpronetorainornearwater andhasmosquitosyouareatriskforcontractingthisparasiteNormallyAfrica,SouthAmerica,MiddleEast, rarelydevelopedcountries.About3.2billionpeople,almosthalfoftheworld'spopulation,areatriskofmalaria. GrantedweliveinatimewhereintheUnited

MalariaMosquitoesCanTransmitMalaria

MalariaisspreadtopeoplebythefemaleAnophelesmosquito.OnlyAnophelesmosquitoescantransmitmalaria. Thesemosquitosmusthavebeeninfectedthroughpreviousbloodtakenfromaninfectedperson.Whenamosquito bitesaninfectedperson,asmallamountofbloodistakenandcontainsmicroscopicmalariaparasites(CDC,2015) Whenthemosquitotakesitsnextbloodmealfromanotherpersonaweeklater,theparasiteswillbeinjected.The malariaparasiteisfoundinredbloodcellsofaninfected

MalariaIsAThreatOfMalaria

IntroductionMalariaisadiseasewhoseeffectscanbefeltworldwide.Notonlydoesthediseasetouchadults, unfortunatelythemajorpopulationaffectedbythediseaseischildrenundertheageof5yrsoldandpregnant women.Malariaisthethirdlargestkillerofchildrenworldwide.Thenumberofmalariarelateddeathsperyears hasdecreasedthroughtheyearsform300millioncasesworldwidein1999to198millioncasesin2013,also malariarelateddeathshavedecreasedbyasumof60%from...

MalariaEssay

Malariaisregardedasoneoftheworld'sdeadliesttropicalparasiticdiseasesItclaimsmorelivesthananyother communicablediseaseexcepttuberculosisInAfricaandotherdevelopingcountries,italsoaccountsformillions ofdollarsinmedicalcosts.Malaria,however,isacurablediseaseifpromptlydiagnosedandadequatelytreated. Malariaisamosquito-bornediseasecausedbytheparasiteplasmodiumInrecentyears,mostcasesintheUS havebeeninpeoplewhohaveacquiredthedisease...

EssayOnMalaria

Severalspeciescancausehumanmalariaandmostofthesespecieshavedrugresistantmakingtreatmentapproach highlydependableonthespeciesthatcausedit.Multi-drugresistantPlasmodiumfalciparummalariahadbeen treatedwithmanydifferent,bothsingleandcombinationsofdrugsThemostcommontypethatisknowntobe effectiveistheartemisinin-basedcombinationtherapyalsoknownasACT;acombinationofartermisininandits derivativesandlonger-actingantimalarialdrugs.Studies...

RunningHead:MalariaInAfricanChildren....Malaria

Runninghead:MALARIAINAFRICANCHILDRENMalariainAfricanChildren:ItonlytakeabiteReginah WanjikuVirginiaCollegeMontgomery–NursingMalariaclaimsmorelivesthananyothercommunicabledisease excepttuberculosisOver200millioncasesworldwidearereportedeachyearAccordingtotheWorldHealth OrganizationResearch,Malariaisamosquito-bornediseasecausedbytheparasiteplasmodium(WHO,2011).It isalife-threateningdiseasetransmittedthrough

MalariaEssay

Malaria(alsocalledbiduoterianfever,blackwaterfever,falciparummalaria,plasmodium,Quartanmalaria,and tertianmalaria)isoneofthemostinfectiousandmostcommondiseasesintheworldThisserious,sometimes-fatal diseaseiscausedbyaparasitethatiscarriedbyacertainspeciesofmosquitocalledtheAnopheles.Itclaimsmore liveseveryyearthananyothertransmissiblediseaseexcepttuberculosis.Everyyear,fivehundredmillionadults andchildren(aroundninepercentofthe

CharacteristicsOfMalaria

causativeagentofMalariaisthePlasmodiumparasites.Themalariaparasitesarespreadthroughthebiteofan infectedfemaleÂAnophelesÂmosquitoes,calledmalariavectorsMalariainhumansarecausedby5parasite species,P.falciparumÂandÂP.vivaxare2ofthespecieswhichposethegreatestthreat.Themostprevalent malariaparasiteontheAfricancontinentisthePfalciparumMostmalaria-relateddeathsgloballyarecausedby theP.falciparumparasite.Thedominantmalariaparasitein...

MalariaEssay

Malaria     Malariaparasiteshavebeenwithussincethebeginningoftime,and fossilsofmosquitoesuptothirtymillionyearsoldshowthatmalaria'svectorhasexistedforjustaslong.The parasitescausingmalariaarehighlyspecific,withmanastheonlyhostandmosquitoesastheonlyvectorEvery year,300,000,000peopleareaffectedbymalaria,andwhilelessthanonepercentofthesepeopledie,therearestill anestimated1,500,000deathsperyear.While...

EssayMalaria

Malaria(alsocalledbiduoterianfever,blackwaterfever,falciparummalaria,plasmodium,Quartanmalaria,and tertianmalaria)isoneofthemostinfectiousandmostcommondiseasesintheworld.Thisserious,sometimes-fatal diseaseiscausedbyaparasitethatiscarriedbyacertainspeciesofmosquitocalledtheAnophelesItclaimsmore liveseveryyearthananyothertransmissiblediseaseexcepttuberculosis.Everyyear,fivehundredmillionadults andchildren(aroundninepercentofthe

EssayOnMalaria

Themostcommonlyusedmedicationwhichtreatsmalariaisatovaquone-proguanil,riamet.Therearealsoother medicationchloroquine,atovaquone-proguanil,artemether-lumefantrine,mefloquine,quinine,quinidine doxycycline,clindamycin,artesunate(notlicensedintheUnitedStates,butavailablethroughtheCDCmalaria) (CDC,2017).Thesemedicationsareeffectivebecausetheyareactiveagainsttheparasiteformsintheblood.

Atovaquone-proguanilfightstheparasitebyinterferingwiththegrowth

MalariaEssay

MalariaThereareagreatnumberofdiseasesthatareendemicinmanyofthepoorer,developingnationsduetothe lackofsanitationanddiseasepreventionprogramsintheseareasThesteadyincreaseofmalariaepidemicsin manyoftheAfricancountriesisapointofgreatconcern,becausethiscontinentishometo90%oftheworld's totalcasesofthisparticulardiseaseMalariagetsitsnamefrom"malaria,"meaningbadair,becausepatientsused toblamethesuddenillness...

DdtandMalaria

DDTBeUsedAgainstMalariaDDTisaneffectivecontrolmechanismforcontainingthespreadofmalaria However,whenusedasacontrolmechanismforagriculture,ithasbeenshowntocauseenvironmentalharmto ecosystemsinthearea.ThishasleadtomanymisconceptionsthatDDTisstrictlyaharmfulchemicalthatonly leadstonegativeoutcomesHowever,thereisevidencethatshowstheoppositewhenDDTisusedasacontrol mechanismincontrollingthespreadofmalaria.DDTshouldbeusedas...

CharacteristicsOfTheMalaria

Malariaisstartingtobecomeoneoftheworldsmostcommoninfectiousdiseasesandproblemtopeopleshealth aroundtheworld.ThisreportwillhighlighttheimportanceoflearningthesignsandsymptomsoftheMalaria disease,howtopreventbecominginfectedwithitandhowtotreatitifsomeonedoescomeincontactwithit.It willalsodescribethecharacteristicsofthefourmajortypesofPlasmodiumthataffectshumansalongwiththethe completeclassification,pathogenesis,howitistransmitted...

MalariaInMadagascar

InMadagascar,Malariahasbeenamajorconcernduetoitssteadyimpactonchildmortality.Thispublichealth diseasehasrenderedloweconomiccountrybeingtrappedinpoverty.Whentheresidentlackaccesstobasic healthcare,treatmentareoftendelayedthatleadstoasevereconsequenceWithoutaggressiveinvolvementin tacklingtheproblem,malariacontinuestoplagueMadagascarforthelast30years.Inacross-sectionalstudy conductedbyMeekerandYukich(2016)exploredtheassociation

MalariaIsAnInfectiousDisease

BackgroundMalariaisconsideredasoneofthedeadliestdiseasesaroundtheworld.Thecasesofmalariaare gettingworseandmoreseriousespeciallyintheAfricancountriesAlmost40%oftheworld'spopulationcouldbe affectedbythedisease.Malariacouldcauseover1milliondeathseachyearandcouldresulttoenormousdamages tohumanandsocial-being(Gethingetal.,2014).Mostoftheinternationalorganizationsconcerninghumanhealth havebeenworkingonprovisionsforearlythediagnosis

CausesAndConsequencesOfMalaria

concerninNigeriaisMalaria.Allbut10%ofmalariacasesinthetropicalAfricanregionoccurinNigeria.Malaria accountsfor30%ofdeathsinchildrenbelowtheageoffive,aquarterofdeathsininfants,andjustaboveten percentofdeathsinmothers(1,7).Commonsymptomsofmalariainadultsareheadaches,weakness,fever,aches, hightemperaturesandlossofappetiteInchildrenexcesssleeping,nausea,andvomitingareadditionalsymptoms (7).TheburdenofmalariainNigerianistremendous...

MalariaIsAPreventableDisease

PartI:BackgroundMalariaisapreventablediseasetransmittedbyafemaleanophelesmosquitothathasaglobal annualdeathimpactofoveronemillionmainlyconcentratedinsub-SaharanAfrica(PatriciaSchlagenhaufLawlor,&Funk-Baumann,M,2005,pg6)(1)Althoughmalariaisalmostunheardofindevelopedcountrieslike theUnitedStates,intheearly1900smalariawasjustasprevalentasitisinsub-SaharanAfricatoday.TheUnited Stateshaseradicatedlocalmalariaduetoincreasedfinances...

MalariaInCubaEssay

Malariahasbeenamajorlife-threateningdiseaseforthousandsofyears,andcontinuestothreatenmillionsoflives aroundtheworld.Itinfectsapproximately219millionpeopleeachyear,mostlypoorwomenandchildren.Whatis strikingaboutmalariaisthefactthatithastheworseeffectonthosewiththeleastabilitytofightthediseaseThe RepublicofCubabelievesthatmalariaprevention,treatment,andresearcheffortsmustbeacceleratedtoeliminate theburdenofthisdiseaseacross

TheSuccessfulTreatmentOfMalaria

Thesuccessfultreatmentofmalariainfectionssolelydependentupontheuseofthemosteffectiveanti-malaria drugstoeradicatedtheparasitefromtheindividual'sblood.Thetreatmentsdifferforcomplicatedand uncomplicatedinfectionsThegreatestobstaclehealthcareworkersfaceistheincreasedresistanceofthe Plasmodiumparasitetodrugtherapy.ThePlasmodiumfalciformspecieshasbecomeincreasinglyresistantinthe regionsaffectbythestrain(1)Inanefforttoavoiddrugresistance

MalariaIsAnAncientDisease

BackgroundMalariaisanancientdisease.ThenameitselftracesitsoriginstoMedievalItalian:"malaria"orbad airreferredtoaswampyareaofRomeknownasthePontinathatsawveryhighinfectionrates(Beltz,2011)To thisday,thediseasecontinuestobeoneofthemostimportantparasiticinfectionsknowntoman.Accordingtothe WorldHealthOrganization,34millionpeoplemaybeconsideredatriskonaglobalscaleandestimatesindicate thattherewere207millioncasesin2012with...

ReviewOf'TheWarOnMalaria'

THEWARONMALARIAJAYMESWANSONBALTIMORECITYCOMMUNITYCOLLEGEDR.

SAMUELODEDOKUNANATOMYANDPHYSIOLOGYIIOCTOBER19,2014 TheWaronMalaria About3.3billionpeople,thatisabouthalfoftheworld'spopulationareatriskofcontractingmalaria(figure1). Everyyearthereare250millioncasesofmalaria,andnearly1milliondeathsThatamountsto2,732deathsper day.Outofthosemillionpeoplethatdieeveryyear,800,000ofthemareAfricanchildrenundertheageof5.To...

SymptomsAndTreatmentOfMalaria

DescriptionofMalariaMalariaiscausedbyparasite,thusanti-bioticwillnothaveeffectsonthemInfected mosquitoesspreadit(MayoClinic).Itcanalsobespreadfrommothertochildrenthroughblood.Howeverhaving amalaria-infectedpersonnearbywillnotcausethediseasetospread(WebMD).Malariaremainsaprevalent healthissueinthetropicalarea(WHO)In2015,thereare214millionmalariacasesreported,andthemortality rateis60%(WHO).Typicalsymptomsofmalariaincludefever...

SymptomsAndTreatmentOfMalaria

IntroductionMalariaisaparasiticinfection,transmittedbythebiteoftheinfectedfemaleAnophelesmosquito. Fivetypesofplasmodiacausethediseasetohumans:Plasmodium(P.)falciparum,P.vivax,P.ovale,P.malariae andPknowlesiThemostcommonsymptomsofmalariaare,chills,highfever,malaise,headachesweatingand muscleaches,manifest1-4weeksafterinfectionwiththeparasite,whilerelapsesofthediseaseareusually observedinshortintervalsbutupto5andinextreme

TheEffectsOfMalariaOnAfricanContinentAndIsResponsibleFor MostMalaria

Malariaisalife-threateningdiseasethatiscausedbyplasmodiumparasitestransmittedfromfemalemosquitos whentheybiteahumanTheplasmodiumparasitecanalsobetransmittedbybloodproductslikeuncleanneedles orunscreenedblood.Therearefiveparasitespecies(Plasmodium,falciparum,P.vivax,P.ovale,andP.malariae) thatcausemalariainhumans,andtwoofthesespecies,P.falciparumandP.vivax,arethegreatestthreat(see Figure1)Theseverityofmalariaisbasedonthe

AncientMysteryofMalaria

AncientMysteryofMalariaMalariaisadiseasethathaswroughthistorysincethedawnoftimeitselfIthas conqueredsomeofthemightiestwarlordsinhistoryincludingTutankhamen,AlexandertheGreat,AttilatheHun andGenghisKhan.Theearliestrecordsofmalariasymptomsdatebackto2700BCE,firstdescribedintheNei Ching,anancientChinesemedicalscriptTheChinesedescribedtheprominentsymptomsofmalaria,discussing theconnectionbetweenrecurringfeversandenlargedspleens...

MalariaInTheUnitedStates

AboutonemillionpeopledieofmalariaeveryyearyetitisnothighlypublicizedintheUnitedStatesThisis becausemalariaisnotasprevalentintheUnitedStatesasitisinotherpartsoftheworldsuchasAfrica,Asiaand SouthAmericaNumerousamountsofpeopleintheUnitedStateshaveheardaboutmalariabutalotofpeopledo notknowexactlywhatthediseaseis.Althoughpeoplewhogetthediseasearetypicallypoor,malariaisaparasitic diseasethatcanaffectanyone,including...

TheProsAndConsequencesOfMalaria

IntroductionInfectiousdiseasesaretheleadingcauseofdeathallovertheworld[1]Malaria,alsocalled plasmodiuminfection,isoneofthemostimportanthumaninfectiousdiseasesthreateningthelivesofmillionsof peopleeveryyearAccordingtoWHOmalariareport,globally,anestimated32billionpeoplein97countriesand territoriesareatriskofbeinginfectedwithmalariaanddevelopingdisease,and1.2billionareathighrisk[2]. Althoughthediseasehasbeeneradicatedinmost

SymptomsAndTreatmentOfMalaria

ThestressfultimewhichIhaveencounteredinmylifeismajorillnesscalledMalariaMybodywasinfectedwith malariadiseaseandisufferedwithbadhealthforaboutthreemonths.Inthethirdyearofmyundergraduationi havebeenattackedwithmalariaanditaffectedmeallotIbelieveitwasthelastdayofthefirstsemesterinmy thirdyearofmyundergraduation.Myselfcameoutfromthecollegetomyroomandiwasfeelinglittledullthat daySlowlytherewasaslightincreasein

MalariaIsADiseaseOfThePoor

Wouldacountryfreeofmalariastillbejustaspoor?Malariaisfrequentlyreferredtoasadiseaseofthepoor. Malariaisadiseasethatkillsmillionsofpeopleintropicalareaswheremalariacarryingmosquitoesswarminthe jungle(Friedlander)MalariaiscausedbytinylivingthingscalledProtozoansWhenaninfectedmosquitobitesa person,theprotozoansentertheperson'sblood.Theyliveinsideredbloodcellsasparasites.Theytakeeverything theyneedtolivefromthecells,which

MalariaResearchPaper

Malariaisaseriousdiseasecausedbyaparasite.Infectedmosquitoesspreadit.Malariaisverycommon throughouttheworldIntheUnitedStates,themainriskistopersonstravelingtotropicalandsubtropical countrieswheremalariaisaproblem.Therearefourdifferenttypesofmalariacausedbyfourrelatedparasites. ThemostdeadlytypeoccursinAfricasouthoftheSaharaDesert.Thesymptomscharacteristicofmalariainclude fever,chills,muscleaches,andheadacheCyclesofchills

MalariaResearchPaper

Malariaisadiseasethatisusuallyassociatedwithpoverty,andisoneofthemostseverehealthproblemsinthe world.Itismostcommoninplaceswithextremeweatherchanges.Inthelate19thand20thcenturiesmalariawas amainreasonforpooreconomicdevelopmentoftheAmericansouthernstatesMalariaistransmittedthroughthe biteofaninfectedAnophelesmosquito.Thesalivaofthemosquitoentersthroughthebloodstreamandthengoes intotheliver,wheretheparasitesgrow

MalariaInKenyaEssay

aggressiveofthefourspeciesofmalaria,thenegativeeconomicimpactofmalariacanbeclearlyseen.MalariarelatedGDPlossesreached2-6%ofthetotaleconomicoutputofthecountry,with58%ofthoselossesbeingin theagriculturalsectorand7%intheindustrialsector(Chima,2003)Whenworkersortheirchildrencontract malaria,theyareunabletogotowork,workeffectively,orspendmoneyonthingsotherthantreatment(Chima, 2003)Inotherwords,malariaactsasadrainonboththeproductivity

PreventionAndTreatmentOfMalaria

Casesofmalariaarefoundallovertheworld,butespeciallyintropicalregions.Thisdiseaseisverywidespread becausepeopleobtainmalariawhenvisitingtheseareasandthentheybringitbacktowheretheyliveMalaria affectsmillionsofpeopleeveryyear,anddependingonthecaseitcanbeveryseriousoreasilytreated.Atthe momentthereisonlyonemainmethodthatdoctorsusetotreatmalaria,buttherearemanyprecautionsthatcanbe takentopreventitfrominfectingsomeone

mosquitoesTherateofmalariahereisveryhighbuttheytrytofightitItwasthefirstnationtobecertifiedbythe WHOforeradicatingmalariainitsmostpopulatedareasThemalariaisspreadtothesocietyoncetheminers comebackhome.Sometimesthenumberofvictimsrisesuptoapointwheretheytakeallmalariamedicineall (Rodriguez,2014)By1994,themalariadeathshadfallenby9%Asdaysaregoingby,therearesomechangesin thehandlingofthemalariaissue.Thoughthereis...

MalariaInSudanEssay

ThedeterminantsofMalariainSudanThehistoryofmalariainRepublicofSudancanbeanalyzedtoidentifythe currentdeterminantsofmalariarisk.Themaindeterminantsofmalariaisclassifiedaspurelydemographicand populationmovement,Bio-medicalandgeneticfactors,environmentalfactors,andsocioeconomicdeterminant Demographicandpopulationmovement:Thesignificantassociationswereobservedbetweenmalariainfectionand selectedsocio-demographiccharacteristicsofthestudyparticipants...

HowMalariaAffectsTheHumanBodyAndTheDifferentTypesOf Malaria

butatsuchalargepricemanycan'tafforditInthisessay,Iwilltalkaboutmalaria,howmalariaaffectsthehuman body,andthedifferenttypesofmalaria.Toincreaseyourunderstandingofhowmalariaaffectscertainregionsof theworld,IwillthentalkabouthowmalariaaffectsthepeopleofThailand,thecostofthecreationofthevaccine andcure,andthecostoftreatmentfortheThaipeopleMalariaisalifethreateningdiseasethathasthecapability ofimpactingthelivesofabout...

PreventionAndTreatmentOfMalaria

decadehasseenanunprecedentedamountofprogressinmalariaeliminationeffortsinAfricaWithorganizations andgovernmentsincreasingcontributiontoprovidemalarialpreventionandtreatment,theincidenceofmalariain Africahasdramaticallydecreasedacrosstheworldwitha26%decreasesince2000to2010However,thereare stillover200millioncasesofmalariaandanestimatedhalfamilliondeathseachyeararecausedbymalariawith victimsmostlychildrenundertheageof5andpregnant...

MalariaResearchPaper

Merriam-WebsterDictionary,"Malariaisakindofintermittentandremittentdiseasethatspreadsintothered bloodcellsofahumanbeingoncecomingincontactwiththedisease."Theparasiteisapartandprimefocusof thedisease,thensetsintheredbloodcellsanddamagestheentirehumanbody(Webb281)Malariaisadisease thatwasnotascommonintheoldworldasitisinthenewworld.Duetorampantprogressionintransportand infrastructure,thethreatofmalariahasincreasedstaggeringly

TheProblemOfBattlingMalaria

called'BattlingmalariainIndia'InthisassignmentIwilldiscussandcomparewhyandhowpeopleinIndiahave differentexperiencesofthesamediseasebecausetheyareeitheradvantagedcommunitiesordisadvantagedtribal communities"Malariaisalife-threateningdiseasecausedbyparasitesthataretransmittedtopeoplethroughthe bitesofinfectedfemalemosquitoes."(WorldHealthOrganisation,2015)"Malariacontributestoincreased maternalmorbidityandmortality"(MALARIAAMAJORCAUSE

TakingaLookatMalaria

ProposedDisease:MalariaWhatismalaria?Whatexactlyismalaria?Malariaisadiseasecausedbycertain mosquitoespassingonparasiteswhenfeedingonpeople.Themostcommonmalariaparasiteandisknowntobe thedeadliestisplasmodiumfalciparum(figure1)Oncethisparasitehasentersthebody,ittakesafewweeks beforeitmultiplyintothousandsandinfectsredbloodcells.AccordingtoMalariaNoMore,itisalsoknownthat plasmodiumfalciparumiscarriedandtransmittedby

PreventionAndTreatmentOfMalaria

Justtoreiterate,MalariaIsaveryseriousdiseasesthatiscausedbyaparasite.Theparasitethatisresponsiblefor mostmalariainfectionsisthePfalciparumParasite-infectedmosquitosspreadmalaria;theparasiteistransmitted throughamosquitobite(CDC,2015).InthispaperIwilldiscussanyhistoricaloutbreaksinCalifornia.Ifthere weremalariaoutbreaks,Iwillexplainhowtheaffectedcommunityhandledtheoutbreakandhowitwas controlledIwilldiscussmypubliceducation

TheEpidemicOfMalariaIsADisease

MalariaisadiseasewhoseeffectscanbefeltworldwideNotonlydoesthediseasetouchadults,unfortunatelythe majorpopulationaffectedbythediseaseischildrenundertheageof5yrsoldandpregnantwomen.Malariaisthe thirdlargestkillerofchildrenworldwideThenumberofmalariarelateddeathsperyearshasdecreasedthrough theyearshoweverthenumberofdeathsisextremelyhighandcanbedrasticallyloweredorevendiminished completelywiththerightresourcesTheseresources

VaccinesAndTheEradicationOfMalaria

VaccinesarecrucialcomponentstoputanendtoMalaria.TheprocessoferadicatingMalariastartswithstudying Plasmodiumfalciparum.Peoplehavesupportedtheeffortsoftryingtodecreasetheintensityofthedisease,butif malariavaccinesaretobeusedaspartofatoolfortheeradicationofmalaria,theywillneedtohaveanimpacton malariatransmission.They'vebroughtustheconceptof"vaccinesthatstopsmalariatransmission".Transmissionblockingvaccinestargetthesexualandmosquito

SymptomsAndSymptomsOfMalaria

areasatriskofmalariatransmission("AboutMalaria"2015).WhileMalariaisn'tascommonasitusedtobe,there isstillaseverethreatassociatedwithitinthirdworldcountriesSymptomscanbehiddenforupto15days,which canmakediagnosingandcuringthediseasehard.IncountrieswhereMalariaisveryuncommon,symptomscanbe mistakenforvirusessuchastheflu,oravarietyofinfections.Malariagoesbackcenturies.Therearewritings depictingthesymptomsofmalariaintheChinese

TheEpidemicOfMalariaAndMalnutrition

HannahBagisOlesonRiseoftheRest(7)1May2015MalariaandMalnutritionAmericansspendmoreon Halloweenthanthewholeworlddoesonmalariaeverysingleyear(ONE)Itisfascinatinghowconsumerismand commercialismhavebombardedtheworld;billionsofdollarsarewastedeverysingledayonunnecessaryobjects whilemorethan3billionpeopleworldwidearelivingoffless$250everysingledayTomakemattersworse, about1.3billionpeopleliveoffhalfofthat.Unabletoaffordthe...

TrendofMalariainOdisha

Sinceancienttimes,malariahasbeenposingagravethreattothemankindintermsofmorbidity,mortalityand economicadversity.ThisinfectiousdiseasecausedbyprotozoanparasitesfromPlasmodiumfamilyand transmittedbyfemaleAnophelesmosquitoes,afflictspeoplefromallagegroupsacrosstropicalandsub-tropical regionsintheworld[1]Presently,malariaisendemicin104countries[2]Though,inthepastdecadethefight againstthispreventablediseasehasbeenintensifiedworldwide...

UnderstandingMalariaEssay

UnderstandingMalariaForseveralyears,Ihavehadaninterestinvirologyandthespreadandcharacteristicsof variousinfectiousdiseases.Thoughitmakessensenottopossiblyinduceastateofpanicbyinformingindividuals ofillnessesthatarenotnativetotheareatheyliveinandthattheyarenotlikelytocontract,Ihavealwayslikedto remaininformedoutofmyowncuriosityandinterest.Thus,Ihavedecidedtowriteaboutmalaria.Malariakills morepeoplethan...

Malariaisalife-threateningdiseasecausedbyparasitesthataretransmittedtopeoplethroughthebitesofinfected AnophelesmosquitoesThemainburdenofmalaria(morethan90%)isinSub-SaharanAfricawithanestimated annualnumberofdeathsover1million.TwothirdsoftheremainingburdenhitsBrazil,Colombia,India,Solomon Islands,SriLankaandVietNam.ThecountrywithhighestdensityofmalariacasesistheDemocraticRepublicof CongoTherearenomalariacasesinricherregions

MalariaInAmericaAnalysis

specificwithherfearoftheterribledisease,malaria.Shementionshowsheisbitmultipletimesbymosquitosand thefearshehasgoingtosleepeverynightbecauseofallthemosquitoesthatattackherSheobservesher surroundingsandnoticesalittleboy'slegssolargeandswollenthatitscaresher.Shefearsherneighborsandshe evenfearsIndiaBetween1998-2004,themalariacasesinPanamaquadrupledAndglobally,themalariadeath tollhasgrowninescapablysince1981.In...

AnAnalysisOfTheMalariaOnAfrica

ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ ÂAnanalysisofMalariainAfricaÂÂÂIn2015,approximately32billionpeople,whichisalmosthalfofthe world'spopulation,wereatriskofbeinginfectedwithMalaria.Mostcasesofmalariaoccurinsub-SaharanAfrica however,Asia,LatinAmerica,and,theMiddleEastareatriskbuttoalesserextentIn2015,95countrieshad relentlessmalariaspread,around88%ofthecasesand90%ofdeathswhereinAfrica.Thepatternbetween...

MalariaisahorriblediseaseandcansometimesevenbelethalThisdiseaseiscausedbyamosquito,themosquito feedsonhumansandbitethem.TheparasitethatcausesthishorriblediseaseisPlasmodiumfalciparum.Malariais oneofthemostseverepublichealthproblemsworldwideItistheleadingcauseofdeathinmanydeveloping countries.Youngchildrenandpregnantwomanarethegroupsthatarethemostaffectedbythisdisease. Plasmodiumfalciparumisresponsibleforcausingover

MalariaIsAParasiticInfection

(2004),malariaisa"parasiticinfection"transmittedbyfemaleanophelesmosquito.Decadesago,thisinfection wasonceendemicindevelopedcountriessuchasUnitedStates;however,itisnowseentobemorelocalisedin tropicalregionsuchasAfrica(Shuetal2004)Inthepreviousdecade,therehavebeenavarietyoforganisations thatgloballyaimedintheeradicationofmalaria.AccordingtoMurrayetal.(2012),BillandMelindaGates Foundation"renewedacallformalariaeradication"

SymptomsAndTreatmentOfMalaria

BackgroundMalariaisatropicaldiseasewhichisprevalentincountriesacrosstheequator,particularlyinsubSaharanAfricaItisspreadbyAnophelesmosquitoes(infectedwithplasmodium),whichbitethehostandinject themalariaparasite(plasmodium)intothebloodofthehost.[1]Afterthistheparasitetravelstotheliverwhereit reproduces.Thenitre-entersthebloodstreamandreproducesandmultipliesinsidetheredbloodcells,asaresult ofthistheinfectedredbloodcellsburst

MalariaCaseStudy

thelengthoftheMalariaincubationperiodEstimatedtimeframeis9-14daysforPlasmodiumfalciparum,12-18 daysforPlasmodiumvivaxandPlasmodiumovaleand18-40daysforPlasmodiummalarieDelaysbetween exposureanddevelopmentofsymptomsinpatientscanresultinmisdiagnosesordelayeddiagnosisbecauseof reducedclinicalsuspicionofthehealthcareprovider(CDC,2017It'simportanttoremindhealthcareprovidersof anyrecenttravelwithin12monthstoanymalariaendemicareas....

EssayonMalariaandDDT

MalariaandDDTMalariahasbeenahugeproblemamongmanydevelopingnationsoverthepastcenturyThe amountofpeopleintheentireworldthatdiefrommalariaeachyearisbetween700,000and2.7million.75%of thesedeathsareAfricanchildren(Med.LetteronCDC&FDA,2001).90%ofthemalariacasesintheworldare locatedinSub-SaharanAfricaOnceagain,themajorityofthesedeathsareofchildren(Randerson,2002)The numbersspeakforthemselves.Malariaisahuge...

CausesAndTreatmentOfMalaria

Thetreatmentofmalariaisgovernedbyavarietyfactorswhichdeterminetheabilitytosuccessfullyeradicatethis disease.Itisimportanttotreatmalariaassoonaspossibleifexperiencingtherelatedsymptoms.Identifyingthe speciesofparasiteisamajorfactorwhendecidingthecorrecttreatmenttouse,thelocationofinfectionisequally importantaswell.Incertainareasoftheworld,treatmentwithantimalarialdrugshasbecomeineffectivedueto resistanceoftheparasite.Therapy...

MalariaInTogoAfrica

Inadditiontowaterbornediseaseprevalence,malariawouldalsoposeashighriskinTogo.Africaalready accountsfor90%ofmalariacasesTherefore,withextremeweathereventsresultingfromclimatechange,thisrisk isheightened(Tatlock,2006).AccordingtotheUN,"waterstressplaysanindirectroleincuringmalariabecause itimpedesthehumanrecoveryprocess"(Tatlock,2006).Notonlydoesmalariathriveduringwaterscarcity,but thediseasealsoflourishesinhightemperaturesand

CauseAndEffectsOfMalaria

MalariaisaninfectiousdiseasecausedbyaprotozoanofthegenusPlasmodium,aparasitewhichlivesinsideits victimsandconsequently,insidetheirnutrientsupplyHumanmalariaisspecificallycarriedandspreadviathe femalemosquitoofthegenusAnopheles(Marcus&Babcock2009).Thereareover50speciesofPlasmodium, onlyfourofwhichareresponsibleforcausinghumanmalaria:Plasmodiumfalciparum,Plasmodiummalariae, PlasmodiumovaleandPlasmodiumvivax.P.falciparumisthemost...