Malaria
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ORIGIN OF MALALRIA
- Described by the Chinese in 2,700 BC.
- Discovered again in 1880.
- May have originated in Africa.
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HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INFECTED FROM MALARIA
- Numbers vary. The range is from 200 million to 600 million annually depending on your source.
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HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE DEAD FROM MALARIA
- Since the disease is ancient no one knows how many humans have died from Malaria but we do know over one million people die from malaria per year.
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HOW TO SLOW MALARIA
- Medicines can treat and prevent malaria. One medicine is chloroquine.
- Another strategy is sleeping being surrounded by mosquito netting.
- Insect repellant is another strategy to slow the incidence rate of malaria.
- Avoid mosquito laden areas.
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HOW ORGANIZATIONS AND COUNTRIES ARE HELPING
- Prophylactic drugs to treat and even prevent infection
- Indoor residual spraying- spray poison on walls where Mosquitos like to rest
- Are developing a vaccination
- Vector control- poisoning mosquito breeding grounds
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