Population and the Environement:CASE STUDY:Malaria

Question 1

what % of the world is at risk of catching?

Answer 1

40%

Question 2

death toll from malaria annually

Answer 2

1 milllion

Question 3

temperature malarial parasite needs to complete life cycle

Answer 3

20°C+

Question 4

where is it most common

Answer 4

in tropical areas where mosquitoes can survive and multiply

Question 5

symptoms in humans

Answer 5

fever and flu-like symptoms and of untreated can cause death

Question 6

direct costs of malaria

Answer 6

-individual medical costs
-African families spend a quarter of their annual income on preventative measures such as nets
-health care spending can account for 40% of annual expenditure for some LEDCs

Question 7

indirect costs of malaria

Answer 7

-WHO estimated malaria cost Africa £160 billion in productivity the past 35 years
-reduced investment:less tourism

Question 8

solutions to malaria

Answer 8

-use of mosquito nets
-controlling the vector:insecticides
-killing mosquitoes at larval stage: draining out breeding sites

Roll back malaria (1998)multi agency scheme incl.UN,WHO:
-set up for research and control of malaria
-aim to halve deaths from malaria by 2010

Question 9

impact of Malaria

Answer 9

kills 1 child every minute