What are the main steps in the fight against malaria? Julian 9J2
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n this article I would like to discuss the prevention the world is taking against malaria. Before analysing the preventative steps being taken at the moment and how the current Covid-19 situation has affected these, it is important to underline the problem of the disease itself, the areas affected and the severity of this disease. Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite which affects humans
and many other animals like bats or lizards. It causes widespread poverty and economic issues. To be infected by this disease, you must be bitten by an infected female anopheles mosquito which carries the plasmodium parasite. Once infected, the parasite then has free access to the bloodstream. When another mosquito feeds on an infected animal or human, they have a high chance of becoming a malaria-carrying mosquito.
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Malaria carrying mosquitos only exist in tropical climates or climates where the average temperature throughout the year resides at above 19 degrees Celsius. Whilst most of the cases occur in SubSaharan Africa, areas of the Americas, the West Pacific, South-East Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean also are affected. The continuous spread of malaria is a very serious
