GLOBAL ISSUE

WHAT IS MALARIA?

• Malaria is a single celled organism that enters the blood stream through the bite of an Anopheles mosquito. Can be deadly if not treated quickley.

WWWWH

• What: Malaria.
• Who: Malaria affects people and animals.
• Where: Mainly in Africa but also in South America and Southern Asia.
• When: Present day.
• Why: Because the disease gets into the bloodstream by the bite of a mosquito.
• How: It happens because malaria is the most common tropical disease and affects millions of people.

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

• For certain types of malaria, you can take medications that treat it. They work effectivly but are expensive and take time to make.
• Mosquito nets give people shelter that mosquitos cannot enter, but you can't stay in the net forever so you are still at risk when you leave the net.
• Bug repellant works too. The most effective kind of repellant is Diethyltoluamide, but mosquitos still have a chance of biting you.

Works Cited

"Malaria." New York Times. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 June 2015.

"Malaria Prevention. Travellers Vaccination Advice; Prevention | Patient." Patient. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 June 2015.

"Malaria." Treatments and Drugs. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 June 2015.