Malaria

Question 1

Symptoms of malaria

Answer 1

Headache, fever, chills, nausea, body ache and sometimes diarrhoea

Question 2

How do you catch malaria?

Answer 2

Infected disease caused by parasite transmitted by mosquitos, contaminated needles, blood transfusions and organ transplants. Even pregnancies.

Question 3

How many cases in 2015. What % was in africa?

Answer 3

200 million cases

90% in africa

Question 4

What factors affect the spread of malaria?

Answer 4

Species of mosquito - life span and preference to humans or animals.

Environment - warm wet, still bodies of water. Rural vs urban areas

Human immunity- children and immigrants do not have partial immunity.

Development - afford healthcare, education, existing level of health.

Question 5

% of global pop at risk of malaria

Answer 5

40%

Question 6

No. Deaths in 2015

Answer 6

438000

78% in 15 counties. Only 1 outside Africa.

Question 7

Is the global impact of malaria changing?

Answer 7

Yes. Climate change is causing its distribution to reach high latitudes towards the poles.

Question 8

WhT is the current distribution of malaria.

Answer 8

Most prevalent in Africa, south Asia and latin America.

Other cases often occur due to migration.

Question 9

UGANDA

malaria cases:

Answer 9

3.6 million

Question 10

UGANDA

Deaths

Answer 10

6000

Question 11

UGANDA

Climate

Answer 11

Ave temp all yr: 22.5*c

Ave rainfall: 1229mm annually

Question 12

UGANDA

Names of lakes

Answer 12

Albert and Victoria

Kyoga

Question 13

UGANDA

Approaches to reduce cases.

Answer 13

• Improved irrigation and drainage
• insecticides
• early diagnosis and prompt treatment
• treated nets

Question 14

UGANDA

Malaria drug factory

Answer 14

Kabale = cheaper medicine, provides jobs for 5000 farmers.

Question 15

Millennium development goal

Answer 15

To have halted and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria.

Successfully reduced impact in subsaharan Africa. No longer leading cause of child mortality.

Question 16

Strategies to reduce impacts of malaria.

Answer 16

Control vector (insecticides)
Physical barriers (nets)
Chemical barriers (prevention drug in pregnancies)
Investment in diagnosis 
ACTs drug

Question 17

NGO’s and international agencies involved in eradicating malaria

Answer 17

The international roll back malaria partnership

The world health organisation. And thw bill and melinda gates foundation.

Question 18

How much money was pledged by the uk and b&m foundation to eradicate malaria

Answer 18

3 billion pounds over 5 yrs.