Lesson 10- Malaria

Question 1

How do you get Malaria?

Answer 1

bitten by the anopheles mosquito-> infects the parasite plasmodium

Question 2

Name 4 groups who are most likely to contract malaria:

Answer 2

1. People living in LICS- cannot afford mosquito nets, medication etc
2. Young children who have not built up their immune system
3. People with HIV/AIDS (link back to lic)
4. Travellers from Malaria free countries who have no immunity

Question 3

Name 4 symptoms of Malaria:

Answer 3

• diarrhoea, fever, dizziness, seizures

Question 4

Name 4 human factors that can lead to malaria:

Answer 4

• via blood transfusion
• organ transplant
• shared use of needles
• pregnant mother to unborn child

Question 5

Name 2 physical factors that can cause malaria:

Answer 5

• M= primarily environmentally-triggered infection
  1. mosquitos breed in warm, shallow water, rice fields-> widespread in tropical and sub-tropical regions
  2. transmission can also be seasonal, occurring during or after rainy seasonal

Question 6

Name 2 countries that have eradicated Malaria

Answer 6

• UAE
• Morroco

Question 7

How many people does Malaria affect each year and how many people does it kill?

Answer 7

• affects around 500 million
• causes over 1 million deaths

Question 8

What percentage of Malaria deaths occur in Africa?

Answer 8

90%- 1 child dies a minute

Question 9

What is the direct cost of Malaria through productivity, care and loss of natural productivity?

Answer 9

$12 billion a year

Question 10

How many Malaria deaths occur in Nigeria?

Answer 10

1/3rd- estimated more than half of Nigeria’s population experiences at least 1 episode of Malaria a year