Malaria - Case Study

Question 1

What is Malaria

Answer 1

A vector borne disease caused by an infected mosquito transmitted to humans

Question 2

What is the name of the mosquito that carries malaria

Answer 2

Anopheles Mosquito

Question 3

Is malaria preventable and curable

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

How many people live in areas at risk of Malaria

Answer 4

4 billion - 87 countires

Question 5

In 2020 how many cases of malaria where there, how many people were killed

Answer 5

In 2020 there were 240 million cases
Killing 630,000 people

Question 6

What is the ratio of people who die from malaria

Answer 6

1:384

Question 7

Where does malaria place on the biggest killers within LICs

Answer 7

6th

Question 8

Who are most at risk from malaria

Answer 8

Children under 5 and pregnant women

Question 9

Why is malaria high in africa

Answer 9

Very good conditions for malaria to spread

Question 10

Where are there no cases of malaria

Answer 10

Places with cold climates e.g. Alaska

Question 10

How does rainfall impact malaria

Answer 10

Mosquitos breed in stagnant water.
Highest transmission of malaria after rainy season

Question 11

How does climate impact malaria

Answer 11

The parasites need the climate to be warm in order to develop within the mosquito around 15-30 degrees

Question 12

How does altitude impact malaria

Answer 12

Altitude impacts malaria as the transmission rates will drop when it reaches 1500 m as it will be colder

Question 13

Why is it dangerous for new people to be exposed to malaria

Answer 13

Dangerous as their immune systems won’t be use to it. Will make them far more sick compared to people who live with malaria

Question 14

Why is malaria worse in Africa

Answer 14

Due to the socio-economic conditions
More land - more people = more cases

Question 15

What are DALYs

Answer 15

Disability Adjusted Life Years - They amount of healthy years a person has spent ill

Question 16

What is malaria burden to

Answer 16

Poor Countries

Question 17

Socio-Economic Factors

Answer 17

Age & Gender - Young and female
Ethnicity - Blood Type
Housing - Gaps will mean mosquitos can enter whilst asleep
Job - Poor people more likely work within agriculture, will be exposed to mosquitos

Question 18

What do the Population of DR Congo live on a day

Answer 18

$2

Question 19

Education related to malaria

Answer 19

Most people have no/a low quality health education so won’t know hoe to protect themselves from malaria or the symptoms of malaria if they do conduct the disease.

Question 19

Income related to malaria

Answer 19

People won’t buy any repellents or protection methods as they can’t afford to.

Question 20

What fraction of children die from malaria

Answer 20

1/6

Question 20

How many children die every minute due to malaria

Answer 20

One

Question 21

If a child conducts malaria why could this be an issue for them later on in life?

Answer 21

They could also develop anaemia which means in the future they will be more exposed to other diseases

Question 22

What can malaria do to tourism

Answer 22

Decrease toruism - Less mone to the economy

Question 23

Why is there no development in malarial zones

Answer 23

As TNCs didnt want to base themselves there

Question 24

How much of Africa’s GDP is spen on Malaria

Answer 24

50%

Question 25

Prevention of malaria

Answer 25

Burn mosquito coils at night. - The smoke will prevent the mosquitos from coming into the house. Can cause other knock-on health problems e.g. respitory issues. The buring may also be an issue as their houses are made out of poor quality material which could be easy to ignite.

Sleep with mosquito nets. Very effective and low maintainence howver they cost $5 so people won’t be able to afford them

Kill all the mosquitos - ethically, who says we have the right to do that

Question 26

What happened to malaria mortality rates from 2000 - 2012

Answer 26

Decreased by 42%