Malaria
Published on Nov 28, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
How Malaria spreads.
- In saliva glands of mosquitos
- Transferred by bite
Found the parasites in the human blood stream but did not know how it got there
Present as infective sporozoites In the saliva glands of the mosquito
They are transferred by the mosquito bite into the human bloodstream where they travel to the liver
From there it spreads more throughout the humans bloodstream
Present as infective sporozoites In the saliva glands of the mosquito
They are transferred by the mosquito bite into the human bloodstream where they travel to the liver
From there it spreads more throughout the humans bloodstream
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Symptoms
- Early stages- headaches, vomiting, ect.
- High fever
- Delirium, a coma
- At worst, can kill an adult in 48 hours
In the early stages symptoms consist of headaches, vomiting, fatigue, muscle aches, and nausea
After a few hours you will have an high fever and chills will occur
Malaria at its worst can kill an adult within 48 hours
Delirium, cinclusion, and a coma are features of some types of malaria
After a few hours you will have an high fever and chills will occur
Malaria at its worst can kill an adult within 48 hours
Delirium, cinclusion, and a coma are features of some types of malaria
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History
Earliest breakout recorded in 6000 BC
Spread through Europe and Asia 27 BC-378 AD
Panama Canal Incident 1880 (French tried to build a canal and over 20000 people died)
First study of Malaria parasite 1880
Reilization of Malaria being spread by Mosquitos 1897
WHO launched a project to stop Malaria using an insecticide called DDT 1955
it was advised to check for Malaria after traveling 2002
Spread through Europe and Asia 27 BC-378 AD
Panama Canal Incident 1880 (French tried to build a canal and over 20000 people died)
First study of Malaria parasite 1880
Reilization of Malaria being spread by Mosquitos 1897
WHO launched a project to stop Malaria using an insecticide called DDT 1955
it was advised to check for Malaria after traveling 2002
Statistics
- 20% Mortality rate
- Poor countries, hot climates
- 300 million catch yearly, 1 million die
- 3000 children in Africa die daily
- Pregnant women at high risk
40% of the worlds population is at risk.
Poor counties with hot climates.
300 million in these countries get Malaria every year, and about a million people die to it.
Every day 3000 children die of malaria I'm Africa.
Pregnant woman are at high risk.
With these symptoms the is a 20 percent mortality rate with adults
Poor counties with hot climates.
300 million in these countries get Malaria every year, and about a million people die to it.
Every day 3000 children die of malaria I'm Africa.
Pregnant woman are at high risk.
With these symptoms the is a 20 percent mortality rate with adults
Who is at risk?
Malaria Diagnosis
- Must be found quickly for proper treatment
- Examine patient's blood
- Polymerase chain reaction
It must be reconized quickly to correctly treat and prevent the spread of the deases.
It can be found by examinings the patient's blood for the Paraisite under a microscope (most common)
Parasite's nucleic acids can be detected by using a 'polymerase chain reaction'.
It can be found by examinings the patient's blood for the Paraisite under a microscope (most common)
Parasite's nucleic acids can be detected by using a 'polymerase chain reaction'.
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Treatment
(varies)
Treating someone with the deases all depends on:
The type (species) of the infecting parasite
The area where the infection was acquired and its drug-resistance status
The clinical status of the patient
Any accompanying illness or condition
Pregnancy
The type (species) of the infecting parasite
The area where the infection was acquired and its drug-resistance status
The clinical status of the patient
Any accompanying illness or condition
Pregnancy
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Common Drugs
- Chloroquine atovaquone-proguanil
- artemether-lumefantrine
- mefloquine (Lariam®)
- quinidine
Some common drugs that are active against the parasite that forms in the blood:
chloroquine
atovaquone-proguanil (Malarone®)
artemether-lumefantrine (Coartem®)
mefloquine (Lariam®)
quinine
quinidine
chloroquine
atovaquone-proguanil (Malarone®)
artemether-lumefantrine (Coartem®)
mefloquine (Lariam®)
quinine
quinidine
Photo by Mat Honan
Prevention-
Don't be bitten by a mosquito.
(mosquito nets, insecticides)
No vaccine yet.
Best known way is to avoid being bitten by misquitos that carry Malaria (health officals are foucused on creating effective misquito prevention)
Sleeping under misquito nets
Insecticides have been created, but banned in many countries.
There is no vaccine yet
Sleeping under misquito nets
Insecticides have been created, but banned in many countries.
There is no vaccine yet
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