Malaria Flashcards
What type of disease is malaria?
Tropical vector bourne disease.
According to the WHO. How many people are at risk ?
3.4 billion people live at risk of malaria transmissio.
How many countries at risk of malaria transmission?
106
How many cases and deaths in 2013?
198 million cases
584,000 deaths.
Which country has highest prevalence?
Africa
82% malaria cases
90% malaria deaths
2013
Who’s most at risk from malaria ?
Children under 5
Pregnant women
Rank malaria.
6th biggest killer in LICs
Will get worse if climate warms and population grows
(Part of MDGs)
What is malaria caused by?
Parasite of plasmodium family.
Transmitted by female anopheles mosquito.
How does malaria spread?
Mosquito bites a person
Parasite injected into blood stream.
Parasites multiple in liver and infect red blood cells.
Another mosquito will bite this person and the parasite will go into them and they will contract malaria.
They will then bite another person and give them malaria.
Symptoms of malaria.
Fever
Headache
Vomit
When will symptoms appear?
10-15 days after been bitten
Why does malaria need to be treated straight away?
Distrust blood supply to vital organs. Weakens immune system. Anaemia in women’s and children. Poor growth and development. Low birth weight of babies.
How can malaria be passed on to by humans?
Blood transfusions.
Organ transplants.
Mother to baby.
Why is malaria not contagious?
can’t get it by physical touch.
Saliva.
It’s passed on by mosquito itself.
