malaria

Question 1

is malaria a communicable or non-communicable disease?

Answer 1

malaria is a communicable disease (spread by pathogens)

Question 2

what does the malaria pathogen consist of?

bacteria/virus/fungi/protist

Answer 2

a protist

Question 3

symptoms of malaria

Answer 3

experiencing repeated bouts of fever

malaria can be fatal

Question 4

a protist means that

Answer 4

it can’t be passed directly from one person to another

Question 5

describe fully how malaria is spread

Answer 5

first the infected person is bitten by a mosquito.
The malaria pathogen passes into the mosquito
the mosquito now bites a different person and passes the malaria pathogen to them

Question 6

what do scientists call the mosquito that spreads the malaria pathogen?

Answer 6

a vector, because it carries the pathogen from one person to another person

Question 7

what are the 2 main ways to stop the spread of malaria

Answer 7

stopping the vector (mosquito) from breeding by finding areas of still water and draining them
or spraying areas of still water with insecticide which kills the mosquitos

stopping the mosquitos from biting humans by sleeping under a mosquito net( can also spray the net with insecticide)

Question 8

where do mosquitos breed and how can we stop this

Answer 8

they breed in still water. to stop mosquitos from breeding, we need to find areas of still water and drain them

Question 9

it is impossible to kill all mosquitos

so instead, what is easier than killing all of them

Answer 9

preventing mosquitos from biting humans by sleeping under a mosquito net, the mosquitos can’t get thru the net so they can’t bite anyone
spraying the net with insecticide also means that any mosquitos that land on it are also killed