Geography Of Disease (Case Study) Malaria - Infectious Disease Flashcards

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What are the main statistics concerning malaria?

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In 2015, 200 million cases, 90% in Africa

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What are the physical factors that affect malaria?

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Mosquitoes only survive in hot countries, breed in stagnant water so a rainy season is needed

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What are the socio-economic factors affecting malaria?

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Limited malaria education, low incomes, human activities like digging irrigation ditches.

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How does malaria affect health and wellbeing?

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Fever chills, nausea, organ failure and death.

Lost income, children’s education affected along with development of the country.

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What are the management strategies to fight malaria?

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WHO set 3 goals for 2030, reduce malaria incidence mortality by 90%, eliminate malaria in 35 countries and prevent it returning.
Spray walls and buildings with insecticide, Indoor Residual Spraying, IRS.

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What are the problems with some of the management strategies?

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One of the insecticides, DDT kills insects and fish and can cause cancer and miscarriages in humans. Mosquitoes can also build resistance

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