malaria Flashcards
what percentage of malaria cases occurred in the WHO African Region in 2015?
93%
what percentage of malaria deaths occurred in the WHO African Region in 2015?
94%
in 2018, how many countries had malaria?
91 countries
what temperates do mosquitos require?
16-32 degrees
at what altitude do transmission rates fall?
1500 m
58% of the total burden is concentrated in the poorest what?
20%
physical factors impacting malaria:
- altitude
- temperates
- presence of stagnant water
- location (e.g coastal areas are low-lying and the sea regulates the temps so has lower seasonal difference)
- precipitation
socio-economic factors impacting malaria:
- poverty / wealth
- lack of investment into drugs
- overcrowded sleeping quarters
- primary industry (farmers more likely to be near mosquitos)
- sanitation (open sewers, rubbish etc)
what is the global cost of malaria?
$15-18 billion
how can malaria be prevented?
- mosquito nets
- vaccines
- education
- improve drainage and irrigation
- insecticides
- early diagnosis and prompt treatment
how many types of malaria?
100
how many cases can the malaria vaccine prevent?
4 in 10
how many doses of the vaccine are required?
4
(first 3 given at 5, 6 and 7 months old, final booster at 18 months)
how many vaccines are funded in Cameroon?
the first two
by how much did the RTS,S vaccine decrease malaria?
30% reduction
